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Tuesday 31 December 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 06:276:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:525:52+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:136:13 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 3° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 3° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:216:21 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:412:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:115:11 PM–17:405:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:115:11 PM–18:396:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:459:45 PM–23:2111:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:419:41 AM–10:1910:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1010:10 AM–11:2011:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0612:06 PM–13:421:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:3012:30 PM–13:401:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:502:50 PM–16:014:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0211:02 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMan 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

Roga07:497:49 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Udvega08:598:59 AM–10:1010:10 AMavoid
Cara10:1010:10 AM–11:2011:20 AMneutral
Lābha11:2011:20 AM–12:3012:30 PMgood
Amṛta12:3012:30 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Kāla13:401:40 PM–14:502:50 PMavoid
Śubha14:502:50 PM–16:014:01 PMgood
Roga16:014:01 PM–17:115:11 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:115:11 PM–19:017:01 PMavoid
Lābha19:017:01 PM–20:508:50 PMgood
Udvega20:508:50 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Śubha22:4010:40 PM–24:3012:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3012:30+1 AM–26:202:20+1 AMgood
Cara26:202:20+1 AM–28:104:10+1 AMneutral
Roga28:104:10+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:595:59+1 AM–31:497:49+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49+1 AM

07:497:49 AM sunrise17:115:11 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 29:525:52+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 26:342:34+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 21:299:29 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 18:136:13 PM
Bavauntil 29:525:52+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:502:50 PM–16:014:01 PM
Pradoṣa 17:115:11 PM–19:087:08 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06+1 AM–24:5412:54+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. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:014:01 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 22 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:087:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  7. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā29:52 05:525:52 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā26:34 02:342:34 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva21:299:29 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKiṃstughna18:136:13 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:49 07:497:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 210
Day length
9 h 22 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:258:25 AM
Moonset
17:105:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:216:21 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:419:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:419:41 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:419:41 AM10:1910:19 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:2011:20 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0612:06 PM13:421:42 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3012:30 PM13:401:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:412:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:502:50 PM16:014:01 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:115:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:115:11 PM19:087:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:115:11 PM17:405:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:115:11 PM18:396:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:459:45 PM23:2111:21 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0211:02 PM24:0112:01+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06+1 AM24:5412:54+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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