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January 2011 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 20 January 2011 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 02:512:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0112:01 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:406:40 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 185° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 185° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:273:27 PM–16:554:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:156:15 PM–18:396:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:156:15 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:286:28 AM–07:577:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:416:41 AM–08:098:09 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:259:25 AM–10:5310:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2410:24 AM–11:1111:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:501:50 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:063:06 PM–15:533:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Śubha06:286:28 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Roga07:577:57 AM–09:259:25 AMavoid
Udvega09:259:25 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Cara10:5310:53 AM–12:2112:21 PMneutral
Lābha12:2112:21 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Amṛta13:501:50 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Kāla15:183:18 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid
Śubha16:464:46 PM–18:156:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:156:15 PM–19:467:46 PMgood
Cara19:467:46 PM–21:189:18 PMneutral
Roga21:189:18 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Kāla22:5010:50 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2212:22 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Udvega25:531:53 AM+1–27:253:25 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:253:25 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1good
Amṛta28:574:57 AM+1–30:296:29 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29 AM+1

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:156:15 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:0112:01 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 21:189:18 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 06:406:40 AM
Prītiuntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:291:29 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:0112:01 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:501:50 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:156:15 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunrisePratipadā holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā24:01 00:0112:01 AM FriDvitīyā
NakṣatraPuṣya21:189:18 PMĀśleṣā
YogaViṣkambha06:406:40 AMPrīti
KaraṇaBālava13:291:29 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:29 06:296:29 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2067
Śaka
1932
Kali
5111
Ahargaṇa
1 867 116
Day length
11 h 46 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
18:506:50 PM
Moonset
06:346:34 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:286:28 AM07:577:57 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:416:41 AM08:098:09 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:259:25 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2410:24 AM11:1111:11 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:501:50 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:063:06 PM15:533:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:273:27 PM16:554:55 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:156:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:156:15 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:156:15 PM18:396:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:156:15 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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