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Monday 9 January 1978 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 05:005:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:181:18 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:387:38 AM

Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 4° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 4° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:326:32 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:326:32 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0611:06 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:317:31 AM–09:059:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4010:40 AM–12:1412:14 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:301:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:491:49 PM–15:233:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:402:40 PM–16:044:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:103:10 PM–16:014:01 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

Amṛta05:565:56 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Kāla07:317:31 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Śubha09:059:05 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Roga10:4010:40 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Udvega12:1412:14 PM–13:491:49 PMavoid
Cara13:491:49 PM–15:233:23 PMneutral
Lābha15:233:23 PM–16:584:58 PMgood
Amṛta16:584:58 PM–18:326:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:326:32 PM–19:587:58 PMneutral
Roga19:587:58 PM–21:239:23 PMavoid
Kāla21:239:23 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Lābha22:4910:49 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Udvega24:1412:14 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:401:40 AM+1–27:053:05 AM+1good
Amṛta27:053:05 AM+1–28:314:31 AM+1good
Cara28:314:31 AM+1–29:575:57 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:575:57 AM+1

05:565:56 AM sunrise18:326:32 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 25:181:18 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 07:387:38 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 28:444:44 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 09:579:57 AM
Harṣaṇauntil 29:445:44 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 15:073:07 PM
Bavauntil 25:181:18 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:317:31 AM–09:059:05 AM
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:326:32 PM–20:038:03 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:059:05 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  4. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:038:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  13. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā25:18 01:181:18 AM TueDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā07:387:38 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta09:579:57 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKiṃstughna15:073:07 PMBava
VāraSomavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 052
Day length
12 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:056:05 AM
Moonset
18:536:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:317:31 AM09:059:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:1412:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:301:30 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:491:49 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:402:40 PM16:044:04 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:103:10 PM16:014:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:326:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:326:32 PM20:038:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:326:32 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:326:32 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0611:06 PM24:3112:31 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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