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Tuesday 24 December 1946 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:069:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4511:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:567:56 AM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 7° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 7° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:237:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:051:05 PM–13:391:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:563:56 PM–16:274:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:563:56 PM–17:295:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:325:32+1 AM–31:207:20+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:319:31 AM–10:3510:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3911:39 AM–12:4312:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:481:48 PM–14:522:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:446:44 PM–20:328:32 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:0710:07 PM–23:0911:09 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

Roga07:237:23 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Udvega08:278:27 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Cara09:319:31 AM–10:3510:35 AMneutral
Lābha10:3510:35 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Amṛta11:3911:39 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Kāla12:4312:43 PM–13:481:48 PMavoid
Śubha13:481:48 PM–14:522:52 PMgood
Roga14:522:52 PM–15:563:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla15:563:56 PM–17:525:52 PMavoid
Lābha17:525:52 PM–19:487:48 PMgood
Udvega19:487:48 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Śubha21:449:44 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Amṛta23:3911:39 PM–25:351:35+1 AMgood
Cara25:351:35+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMneutral
Roga27:313:31+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:275:27+1 AM–31:237:23+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:237:23 AM to 31:237:23+1 AM

07:237:23 AM sunrise15:563:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:4511:45 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 07:567:56 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 17:025:02 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 10:2710:27 AM
Bavauntil 23:4511:45 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:481:48 PM–14:522:52 PM
Pradoṣa 15:563:56 PM–17:595:59 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5611:56 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:522:52 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:595:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā23:4511:45 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla07:567:56 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi17:025:02 PMDhruva
KaraṇaKiṃstughna10:2710:27 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:23 07:237:23 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 713
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:058:05 AM
Moonset
16:134:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:237:23 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:3510:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM11:5611:56 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM12:4312:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3112:31 PM14:132:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:051:05 PM13:391:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:481:48 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:132:13 PM15:563:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:563:56 PM17:595:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:563:56 PM16:274:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:563:56 PM17:295:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:446:44 PM20:328:32 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0710:07 PM23:0911:09 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:325:32+1 AM31:207:20+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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