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Thursday 14 January 2021 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 08:008:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:326:32 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:326:32 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 43° 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 15° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:214:21 PM–17:555:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:546:54 AM–08:288:28 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • 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 kāla13:031:03 PM–14:242:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:132:13 PM–14:562:56 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

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–13:031:03 PMgood
Amṛta13:031:03 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–22:0310:03 PMavoid
Kāla22:0310:03 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Lābha23:4311:43 PM–25:231:23 AM+1good
Udvega25:231:23 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:023:02 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Amṛta28:424:42 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:216:21 AM+1

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 06:326:32 AM
Dvitīyāuntil 29:355:35 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 26:342:34 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 19:347:34 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:326:32 AM
Bālavauntil 17:595:59 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:355:35 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:031:03 PM–14:242:24 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1

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. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:242:24 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā06:326:32 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa26:34 02:342:34 AM FriDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVajra19:347:34 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava06:326:32 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:21 06:216:21 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 763
Day length
10 h 43 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:267:26 AM
Moonset
18:196:19 PM

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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:546:54 AM08:288:28 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 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 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:031:03 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:214:21 PM17:555:55 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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