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Thursday 18 January 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 07:477:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1310:13 AM.

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

10:1310:13 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

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 13° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 13° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:271:27 PM–15:143:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:146:14 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:146:14 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:286:28 AM–07:567:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:249:24 AM–10:5310:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2310:23 AM–11:1011:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:491:49 PM–15:173:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:063:06 PM–15:533:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:265:26+1 AM–31:127:12+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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–07:567:56 AMgood
Roga07:567:56 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Udvega09:249:24 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Cara10:5310:53 AM–12:2112:21 PMneutral
Lābha12:2112:21 PM–13:491:49 PMgood
Amṛta13:491:49 PM–15:173:17 PMgood
Kāla15:173:17 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid
Śubha16:464:46 PM–18:146:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:146:14 PM–19:467:46 PMgood
Cara19:467:46 PM–21:189:18 PMneutral
Roga21:189:18 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Kāla22:4910:49 PM–24:2112:21+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2112:21+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMgood
Udvega25:531:53+1 AM–27:253:25+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:253:25+1 AM–28:564:56+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:564:56+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:146:14 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:1310:13 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 25:021:02+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 10:3010:30 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:1310:13 AM
Bālavauntil 23:2011:20 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:491:49 PM–15:173:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:146:14 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45+1 AM

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. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:173:17 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā10:1310:13 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa25:02 01:021:02 AM FriDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVajra10:3010:30 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava10:1310:13 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:28 06:286:28 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 671
Day length
11 h 46 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:157:15 AM
Moonset
19:177:17 PM

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 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:286:28 AM07:567:56 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:249:24 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2310:23 AM11:1011:10 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:271:27 PM15:143:14 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:491:49 PM15:173:17 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
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:146:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:146:14 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:146:14 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:146:14 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:265:26+1 AM31:127:12+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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