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Thursday 30 January 2025 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Māgha Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 20:368:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:416:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:387:38 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:417:41 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:426:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:146:14 AM–07:387:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3410:34 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:387:38 AM–08:538:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0910:09 AM–11:2511:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5910:59 AM–11:4011:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:311:31 PM–15:023:02 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:561:56 PM–15:123:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:013:01 PM–15:423:42 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

Śubha07:387:38 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Roga08:538:53 AM–10:0910:09 AMavoid
Udvega10:0910:09 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Cara11:2511:25 AM–12:4012:40 PMneutral
Lābha12:4012:40 PM–13:561:56 PMgood
Amṛta13:561:56 PM–15:123:12 PMgood
Kāla15:123:12 PM–16:274:27 PMavoid
Śubha16:274:27 PM–17:435:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:435:43 PM–19:277:27 PMgood
Cara19:277:27 PM–21:119:11 PMneutral
Roga21:119:11 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Kāla22:5610:56 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4012:40+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMgood
Udvega26:242:24+1 AM–28:084:08+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:084:08+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:535:53+1 AM–31:377:37+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:387:38 AM to 31:377:37+1 AM

07:387:38 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:416:41 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 09:459:45 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 21:039:03 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 07:417:41 AM
Bavauntil 18:416:41 PM
Bālavauntil 29:375:37+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:001:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:561:56 PM–15:123:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:123:12 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 05 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā18:416:41 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa09:459:45 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyatīpāta21:039:03 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaKiṃstughna07:417:41 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:37 07:377:37 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 240
Day length
10 h 05 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:208:20 AM
Moonset
18:306:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:465:46 AM07:387:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:465:46 AM06:426:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:146:14 AM07:387:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:387:38 AM09:399:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:387:38 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:399:39 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0910:09 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5910:59 AM11:4011:40 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:311:31 PM15:023:02 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:561:56 PM15:123:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:013:01 PM15:423:42 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3410:34 PM24:0412:04+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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