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Monday 21 January 1985 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Māgha Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 23:2811:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4111:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:117:11 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:328:32 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 7° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 7° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:335:33 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:575:57 AM–07:117:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4112:41 PM–13:281:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:023:02 PM–15:493:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:276:27 PM–20:078:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:586:58 PM–19:227:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:586:58 PM–20:118:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya08:308:30 AM–10:0910:09 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:398:39 AM–10:0710:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3611:36 AM–13:041:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:281:28 PM–14:152:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:322:32 PM–16:014:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:493:49 PM–16:364:36 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

Amṛta07:117:11 AM–08:398:39 AMgood
Kāla08:398:39 AM–10:0710:07 AMavoid
Śubha10:0710:07 AM–11:3611:36 AMgood
Roga11:3611:36 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Udvega13:041:04 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Cara14:322:32 PM–16:014:01 PMneutral
Lābha16:014:01 PM–17:295:29 PMgood
Amṛta17:295:29 PM–18:586:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:586:58 PM–20:298:29 PMneutral
Roga20:298:29 PM–22:0110:01 PMavoid
Kāla22:0110:01 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Lābha23:3311:33 PM–25:041:04+1 AMgood
Udvega25:041:04+1 AM–26:362:36+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:362:36+1 AM–28:074:07+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:074:07+1 AM–29:395:39+1 AMgood
Cara29:395:39+1 AM–31:117:11+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:117:11 AM to 31:117:11+1 AM

07:117:11 AM sunrise18:586:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:4111:41 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 29:145:14+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 08:328:32 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 11:3111:31 AM
Bavauntil 23:4111:41 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:398:39 AM–10:0710:07 AM
Abhijit 12:4112:41 PM–13:281:28 PM
Pradoṣa 18:586:58 PM–20:358:35 PM
Niśītha 24:4012:40+1 AM–25:281:28+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0710:07 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:281:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:358:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:281:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā23:4111:41 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa29:14 05:145:14 AM TueDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVajra08:328:32 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaKiṃstughna11:3111:31 AMBava
VāraSomavāra31:11 07:117:11 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2041
Śaka
1906
Kali
5085
Ahargaṇa
1 857 621
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:407:40 AM
Moonset
19:387:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:335:33 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:335:33 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:575:57 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:117:11 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:308:30 AM10:0910:09 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:398:39 AM10:0710:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:5311:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3611:36 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:281:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:281:28 PM14:152:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM16:364:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:322:32 PM16:014:01 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:023:02 PM15:493:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:493:49 PM16:364:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:364:36 PM18:586:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:276:27 PM20:078:07 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:586:58 PM20:358:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:586:58 PM19:227:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:586:58 PM20:118:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4012:40+1 AM25:281:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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