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January 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 14 January 1979 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 15:093:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:385:38 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:385:38 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 189° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–13:541:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:164:16 PM–16:474:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:164:16 PM–17:475:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:477:47 PM–21:359:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya09:009:00 AM–10:4810:48 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4911:49 AM–12:5612:56 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:032:03 PM–15:103:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–15:413:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:103:10 PM–16:164:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega07:227:22 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Cara08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AMneutral
Lābha09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Amṛta10:4210:42 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Kāla11:4911:49 AM–12:5612:56 PMavoid
Śubha12:5612:56 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Roga14:032:03 PM–15:103:10 PMavoid
Udvega15:103:10 PM–16:164:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:164:16 PM–18:096:09 PMgood
Amṛta18:096:09 PM–20:038:03 PMgood
Cara20:038:03 PM–21:569:56 PMneutral
Roga21:569:56 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Kāla23:4911:49 PM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:421:42+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMgood
Udvega27:353:35+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:285:28+1 AM–31:217:21+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:217:21+1 AM

07:227:22 AM sunrise16:164:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 17:385:38 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:592:59+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 19:557:55 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:385:38 PM
Taitilauntil 30:576:57+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:103:10 PM–16:164:16 PM
Pradoṣa 16:164:16 PM–18:176:17 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:164:16 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 8 h 55 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:176:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā17:385:38 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPuṣya26:59 02:592:59 AM MonĀśleṣā
YogaViṣkambha19:557:55 PMPrīti
KaraṇaKaulava17:385:38 PMTaitila
VāraRavivāra31:21 07:217:21 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 422
Day length
8 h 55 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
17:295:29 PM
Moonset
07:267:26 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:009:00 AM10:4810:48 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM12:5612:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:292:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM13:541:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:292:29 PM16:164:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM15:413:41 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:103:10 PM16:164:16 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:164:16 PM18:176:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:164:16 PM16:474:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:164:16 PM17:475:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:477:47 PM21:359:35 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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