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Tuesday 30 December 1997 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 12:5712:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2811:28 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:467:46 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:475:47 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:475:47 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:253:25+1 AM–28:564:56+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:248:24 AM–09:119:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:598:59 AM–10:2710:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5511:55 AM–13:231:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:512:51 PM–16:194:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:166:16 PM–19:477:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4210:42 PM–23:3111:31 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

Roga06:036:03 AM–07:317:31 AMavoid
Udvega07:317:31 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Cara08:598:59 AM–10:2710:27 AMneutral
Lābha10:2710:27 AM–11:5511:55 AMgood
Amṛta11:5511:55 AM–13:231:23 PMgood
Kāla13:231:23 PM–14:512:51 PMavoid
Śubha14:512:51 PM–16:194:19 PMgood
Roga16:194:19 PM–17:475:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:475:47 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid
Lābha19:197:19 PM–20:518:51 PMgood
Udvega20:518:51 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Śubha22:2310:23 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Amṛta23:5511:55 PM–25:281:28+1 AMgood
Cara25:281:28+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMneutral
Roga27:003:00+1 AM–28:324:32+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:324:32+1 AM–30:046:04+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:046:04+1 AM

06:036:03 AM sunrise17:475:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:2811:28 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 10:3810:38 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 07:467:46 AM
Vyāghātauntil 29:085:08+1 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:2811:28 AM
Bālavauntil 22:3610:36 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:512:51 PM–16:194:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:475:47 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19+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. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  3. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:194:19 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā11:2811:28 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā10:3810:38 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva07:467:46 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava11:2811:28 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:04 06:046:04 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 347
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:456:45 AM
Moonset
18:506:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:248:24 AM09:119:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5511:55 AM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:512:51 PM16:194:19 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM17:475:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:475:47 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:475:47 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:475:47 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:166:16 PM19:477:47 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4210:42 PM23:3111:31 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:253:25+1 AM28:564:56+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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