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January 1987 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 15 January 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 05:305:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:457:45+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4510:45 AM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 183° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 183° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:048:04 AM–09:519:51 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:176:17+1 AM–32:048:04+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:569:56 AM–10:3910:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:041:04 PM–14:242:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:132:13 PM–14:562:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:387:38 PM–21:249:24 PMa 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

Śubha06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Roga07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Udvega09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Cara10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMneutral
Lābha11:4311:43 AM–13:041:04 PMgood
Amṛta13:041:04 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Kāla14:242:24 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Śubha15:443:44 PM–17:055:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:055:05 PM–18:446:44 PMgood
Cara18:446:44 PM–20:248:24 PMneutral
Roga20:248:24 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Kāla22:0410:04 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Lābha23:4311:43 PM–25:231:23+1 AMgood
Udvega25:231:23+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:023:02+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:424:42+1 AM–30:226:22+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22+1 AM

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 10:4510:45 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 27:273:27+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:396:39 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:041:04 PM–14:242:24 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07+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. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:242:24 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadāpast sunriseDvitīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu10:4510:45 AMPuṣya
YogaViṣkambha27:27 03:273:27 AM FriPrīti
KaraṇaBālava18:396:39 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:22 06:226:22 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 345
Day length
10 h 43 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
17:225:22 PM
Moonset
06:406:40 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:226:22 AM07:427:42 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:048:04 AM09:519:51 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:569:56 AM10:3910:39 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:132:13 PM14:562:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM17:055:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:055:05 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:055:05 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:055:05 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:387:38 PM21:249:24 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:176:17+1 AM32:048:04+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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