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Tuesday 23 December 2003 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 06:436:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:153:15+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:466:46 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:274:27 PM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 3° ahead of it, in Mūla, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 3° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:466:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:4810:48 AM–12:1212:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:559:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:439:43 AM–11:1111:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4012:40 PM–14:082:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:023:02 PM–16:274:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:363:36 PM–17:055:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:001:00+1 AM–26:262:26+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

Roga06:466:46 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Udvega08:158:15 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Cara09:439:43 AM–11:1111:11 AMneutral
Lābha11:1111:11 AM–12:4012:40 PMgood
Amṛta12:4012:40 PM–14:082:08 PMgood
Kāla14:082:08 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Śubha15:363:36 PM–17:055:05 PMgood
Roga17:055:05 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:336:33 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Lābha20:058:05 PM–21:369:36 PMgood
Udvega21:369:36 PM–23:0811:08 PMavoid
Śubha23:0811:08 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:4012:40+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMgood
Cara26:122:12+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMneutral
Roga27:433:43+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:155:15+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47+1 AM

06:466:46 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 27:153:15+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 16:274:27 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 24:5812:58+1 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 16:584:58 PM
Bavauntil 27:153:15+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:363:36 PM–17:055:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:055:05 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā27:15 03:153:15 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla16:274:27 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi24:58 00:5812:58 AM WedDhruva
KaraṇaKiṃstughna16:584:58 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:47 06:476:47 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 531
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:546:54 AM
Moonset
18:586:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:466:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:466:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:466:46 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:559:55 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:439:43 AM11:1111:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:4810:48 AM12:1212:12 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4012:40 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:501:50 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:023:02 PM16:274:27 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:363:36 PM17:055:05 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:001:00+1 AM26:262:26+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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