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Friday 13 January 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 19:347:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:105:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

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

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:105:10 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 189° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:057:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:177:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:198:19 PM–21:499:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:278:27 AM–09:499:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:169:16 AM–10:0010:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1011:10 AM–12:3212:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2011:20 AM–12:4912:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:5412:54 PM–13:371:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:153:15 PM–16:374:37 PMYama’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

Cara07:057:05 AM–08:278:27 AMneutral
Lābha08:278:27 AM–09:499:49 AMgood
Amṛta09:499:49 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Kāla11:1011:10 AM–12:3212:32 PMavoid
Śubha12:3212:32 PM–13:541:54 PMgood
Roga13:541:54 PM–15:153:15 PMavoid
Udvega15:153:15 PM–16:374:37 PMavoid
Cara16:374:37 PM–17:595:59 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:595:59 PM–19:377:37 PMavoid
Kāla19:377:37 PM–21:159:15 PMavoid
Lābha21:159:15 PM–22:5410:54 PMgood
Udvega22:5410:54 PM–24:3212:32+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:3212:32+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:102:10+1 AM–27:493:49+1 AMgood
Cara27:493:49+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMneutral
Roga29:275:27+1 AM–31:057:05+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:057:05+1 AM

07:057:05 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 17:105:10 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:192:19+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 21:339:33 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:105:10 PM
Taitilauntil 28:104:10+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1011:10 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:5412:54 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:447:44 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3212:32 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā17:105:10 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPuṣya26:19 02:192:19 AM SatĀśleṣā
YogaViṣkambha21:339:33 PMPrīti
KaraṇaKaulava17:105:10 PMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra31:05 07:057:05 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 301
Day length
10 h 53 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
18:586:58 PM
Moonset
07:247:24 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:499:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:169:16 AM10:0010:00 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:3212:32 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2011:20 AM12:4912:49 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:371:37 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM15:483:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:153:15 PM16:374:37 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:483:48 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:177:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:198:19 PM21:499:49 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08+1 AM24:5612:56+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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