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Tuesday 31 December 2024 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 23:2711:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5210:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1311:13 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 7° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 7° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:065:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:073:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:452:45 PM–16:214:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:296:29 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:296:29 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:139:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:019:01 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1012:10 PM–13:451:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:203:20 PM–16:544:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0211:02 PM–23:4811:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:283:28+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Roga05:515:51 AM–07:267:26 AMavoid
Udvega07:267:26 AM–09:019:01 AMavoid
Cara09:019:01 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Amṛta12:1012:10 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Kāla13:451:45 PM–15:203:20 PMavoid
Śubha15:203:20 PM–16:544:54 PMgood
Roga16:544:54 PM–18:296:29 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:296:29 PM–19:547:54 PMavoid
Lābha19:547:54 PM–21:209:20 PMgood
Udvega21:209:20 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Śubha22:4510:45 PM–24:1112:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1112:11+1 AM–25:361:36+1 AMgood
Cara25:361:36+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMneutral
Roga27:013:01+1 AM–28:274:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:274:27+1 AM–29:525:52+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:525:52+1 AM

05:515:51 AM sunrise18:296:29 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 22:5210:52 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 19:347:34 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 14:292:29 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 11:1311:13 AM
Bavauntil 22:5210:52 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:203:20 PM–16:544:54 PM
Pradoṣa 18:296:29 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:544:54 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā22:5210:52 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā19:347:34 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva14:292:29 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKiṃstughna11:1311:13 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:52 05:525:52 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 210
Day length
12 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:106:10 AM
Moonset
19:137:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:065:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:139:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:019:01 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:073:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:452:45 PM16:214:21 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:203:20 PM16:544:54 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:296:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:296:29 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:296:29 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:296:29 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0211:02 PM23:4811:48 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:283:28+1 AM29:035:03+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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