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Tuesday 25 December 1973 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 16:074:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:506:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:485:48 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:417:41 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:035:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:485:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1710:17 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:208:20 AM–09:109:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:588:58 AM–10:3210:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2511:25 AM–13:141:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:0712:07 PM–13:421:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:173:17 PM–16:514:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5910:59 PM–23:4511:45 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

Roga05:485:48 AM–07:237:23 AMavoid
Udvega07:237:23 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Cara08:588:58 AM–10:3210:32 AMneutral
Lābha10:3210:32 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Amṛta12:0712:07 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Kāla13:421:42 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Śubha15:173:17 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Roga16:514:51 PM–18:266:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:266:26 PM–19:517:51 PMavoid
Lābha19:517:51 PM–21:179:17 PMgood
Udvega21:179:17 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Śubha22:4210:42 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0712:07 AM+1–25:331:33 AM+1good
Cara25:331:33 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1neutral
Roga26:582:58 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:234:23 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:485:48 AM to 29:495:49 AM+1

05:485:48 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:495:49 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:506:50 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 27:423:42 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 07:417:41 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:506:50 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:173:17 PM–16:514:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1

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. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:514:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā18:506:50 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā27:42 03:423:42 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi07:417:41 AMDhruva
KaraṇaBava18:506:50 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:49 05:495:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 576
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:226:22 AM
Moonset
19:117:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:485:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:035:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:485:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:485:48 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:208:20 AM09:109:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2511:25 AM13:141:14 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:173:17 PM16:514:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1710:17 PM24:0512:05 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5910:59 PM23:4511:45 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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