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January 2018 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 18 January 2018 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Māgha Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 10:1710:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:4312:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4312:43 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:3412:34 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:3412:34 PM
At noon, 12:3412:34 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:057:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–12:5612:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:073:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:573:57 PM–17:445:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:207:20 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:057:05 AM–08:278:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:509:50 AM–11:1211:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4410:44 AM–11:2811:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:561:56 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:073:07 PM–15:513:51 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

Śubha07:057:05 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Roga08:278:27 AM–09:509:50 AMavoid
Udvega09:509:50 AM–11:1211:12 AMavoid
Cara11:1211:12 AM–12:3412:34 PMneutral
Lābha12:3412:34 PM–13:561:56 PMgood
Amṛta13:561:56 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Kāla15:183:18 PM–16:404:40 PMavoid
Śubha16:404:40 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:026:02 PM–19:407:40 PMgood
Cara19:407:40 PM–21:189:18 PMneutral
Roga21:189:18 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Kāla22:5610:56 PM–24:3412:34+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3412:34+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMgood
Udvega26:122:12+1 AM–27:493:49+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:493:49+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:275:27+1 AM–31:057:05+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:057:05 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 12:4312:43 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 27:323:32+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 13:001:00 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:4312:43 PM
Bālavauntil 25:501:50+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–12:5612:56 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:561:56 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 24:1012:10+1 AM–24:5812:58+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5612:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 57 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5812:58+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā12:4312:43 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa27:32 03:323:32 AM FriDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVajra13:001:00 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava12:4312:43 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:05 07:057:05 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 671
Day length
10 h 57 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:457:45 AM
Moonset
19:047:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:057:05 AM08:278:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:509:50 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4410:44 AM11:2811:28 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:561:56 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:073:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:073:07 PM15:513:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:573:57 PM17:445:44 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:207:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1012:10+1 AM24:5812:58+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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