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Wednesday 24 December 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:438:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:155:15 PM.

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

06:276:27 AM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

13:191:19 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:191:19 PM
At noon, 13:191:19 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 10° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 10° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:473:47 PM–16:464:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:438:43 PM–21:019:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:438:43 PM–21:389:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3411:34 PM–25:001:00+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:477:47 AM–09:389:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2811:28 AM–13:191:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5012:50 PM–13:491:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:191:19 PM–15:103:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:003:00 PM–16:264:26 PMa 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

Lābha05:565:56 AM–07:477:47 AMgood
Amṛta07:477:47 AM–09:389:38 AMgood
Kāla09:389:38 AM–11:2811:28 AMavoid
Śubha11:2811:28 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Roga13:191:19 PM–15:103:10 PMavoid
Udvega15:103:10 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Cara17:015:01 PM–18:526:52 PMneutral
Lābha18:526:52 PM–20:438:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:438:43 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Śubha21:529:52 PM–23:0111:01 PMgood
Amṛta23:0111:01 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMgood
Cara24:1012:10+1 AM–25:201:20+1 AMneutral
Roga25:201:20+1 AM–26:292:29+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:292:29+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:383:38+1 AM–28:474:47+1 AMgood
Udvega28:474:47+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:565:56 AM sunrise20:438:43 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 17:155:15 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 06:276:27 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 27:513:51+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 14:582:58 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 06:586:58 AM
Bavauntil 17:155:15 PM
Bālavauntil 27:383:38+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:191:19 PM–15:103:10 PM
Pradoṣa 20:438:43 PM–21:579:57 PM
Niśītha 24:5612:56+1 AM–25:441:44+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:103:10 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 47 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:579:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:441:44+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  13. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā17:155:15 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla06:276:27 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi14:582:58 PMDhruva
KaraṇaKiṃstughna06:586:58 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 532
Day length
14 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:146:14 AM
Moonset
21:549:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:477:47 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:5111:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2811:28 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:491:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5512:55 PM13:431:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:191:19 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:482:48 PM17:455:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:003:00 PM16:264:26 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:473:47 PM16:464:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:455:45 PM20:438:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:438:43 PM21:579:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:438:43 PM21:019:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:438:43 PM21:389:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3411:34 PM25:001:00+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5612:56+1 AM25:441:44+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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