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January 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 14 January 1979 · Jeddah, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 10:0910:09 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:3812:38 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

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

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3812:38 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonJeddah12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 192° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 192° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:472:47 PM–16:354:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3212:32 PM–13:541:54 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:163:16 PM–16:384:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:334:33 PM–17:175:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:384:38 PM–18:006:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega07:047:04 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Cara08:268:26 AM–09:489:48 AMneutral
Lābha09:489:48 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Amṛta11:1011:10 AM–12:3212:32 PMgood
Kāla12:3212:32 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Śubha13:541:54 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Roga15:163:16 PM–16:384:38 PMavoid
Udvega16:384:38 PM–18:006:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:006:00 PM–19:387:38 PMgood
Amṛta19:387:38 PM–21:169:16 PMgood
Cara21:169:16 PM–22:5410:54 PMneutral
Roga22:5410:54 PM–24:3212:32+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:3212:32+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:102:10+1 AM–27:483:48+1 AMgood
Udvega27:483:48+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:265:26+1 AM–31:047:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:047:04+1 AM

07:047:04 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 12:3812:38 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 21:599:59 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 14:552:55 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:3812:38 PM
Taitilauntil 25:571:57+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:5412:54 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:384:38 PM–18:006:00 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08+1 AM–24:5612:56+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:006:00 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 57 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā12:3812:38 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPuṣya21:599:59 PMĀśleṣā
YogaViṣkambha14:552:55 PMPrīti
KaraṇaKaulava12:3812:38 PMTaitila
VāraRavivāra31:04 07:047:04 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 422
Day length
10 h 57 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:087:08 PM
Moonset
07:337:33 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3212:32 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM15:493:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:472:47 PM16:354:35 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:163:16 PM16:384:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:493:49 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:334:33 PM17:175:17 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:384:38 PM18:006:00 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08+1 AM24:5612:56+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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