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Thursday 20 December 1979 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 13:231:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4711:47 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4711:47 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:175:17 PM–17:455:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:175:17 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:061:06 AM+1–26:372:37 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:067:06 AM–08:228:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:389:38 AM–10:5510:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2910:29 AM–11:1011:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:281:28 PM–14:442:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:342:34 PM–15:153:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:583:58 PM–17:295:29 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

Śubha07:067:06 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Roga08:228:22 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Udvega09:389:38 AM–10:5510:55 AMavoid
Cara10:5510:55 AM–12:1112:11 PMneutral
Lābha12:1112:11 PM–13:281:28 PMgood
Amṛta13:281:28 PM–14:442:44 PMgood
Kāla14:442:44 PM–16:014:01 PMavoid
Śubha16:014:01 PM–17:175:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:175:17 PM–19:017:01 PMgood
Cara19:017:01 PM–20:448:44 PMneutral
Roga20:448:44 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Kāla22:2810:28 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1212:12 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1good
Udvega25:551:55 AM+1–27:393:39 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:393:39 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1good
Amṛta29:225:22 AM+1–31:067:06 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:067:06 AM+1

07:067:06 AM sunrise17:175:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:067:06 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:4711:47 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 29:395:39 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 21:469:46 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:4711:47 AM
Bālavauntil 22:5110:51 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:281:28 PM–14:442:44 PM
Pradoṣa 17:175:17 PM–19:087:08 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:442:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:087:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā11:4711:47 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā29:39 05:395:39 AM FriUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi21:469:46 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBava11:4711:47 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:06 07:067:06 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 762
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:427:42 AM
Moonset
18:296:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:067:06 AM08:228:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:5510:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2910:29 AM11:1011:10 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:281:28 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:342:34 PM15:153:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:175:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:583:58 PM17:295:29 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:175:17 PM19:087:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:175:17 PM17:455:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:175:17 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:061:06 AM+126:372:37 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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