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Thursday 29 December 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 03:533:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:195:19 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:394:39 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:4312:43 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4312:43 PM
At noon, 12:4312:43 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 4° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:016:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:071:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:366:36 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:366:36 PM–19:507:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3211:32 PM–25:151:15 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:506:50 AM–08:188:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:469:46 AM–11:1511:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4510:45 AM–11:3211:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:091:09 PM–14:532:53 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:112:11 PM–15:403:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:283:28 PM–16:154:15 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

Śubha06:506:50 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Roga08:188:18 AM–09:469:46 AMavoid
Udvega09:469:46 AM–11:1511:15 AMavoid
Cara11:1511:15 AM–12:4312:43 PMneutral
Lābha12:4312:43 PM–14:112:11 PMgood
Amṛta14:112:11 PM–15:403:40 PMgood
Kāla15:403:40 PM–17:085:08 PMavoid
Śubha17:085:08 PM–18:366:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:366:36 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Cara20:088:08 PM–21:409:40 PMneutral
Roga21:409:40 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Kāla23:1211:12 PM–24:4312:43 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:4312:43 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1good
Udvega26:152:15 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:473:47 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1good
Amṛta29:185:18 AM+1–30:506:50 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:506:50 AM+1

06:506:50 AM sunrise18:366:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 29:195:19 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 28:434:43 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 25:491:49 AM+1
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 16:394:39 PM
Bavauntil 29:195:19 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:071:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:112:11 PM–15:403:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:366:36 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19 AM+1–25:071:07 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. AbhijitUntil 13:071:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:403:40 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  9. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā29:19 05:195:19 AM FriDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā28:43 04:434:43 AM FriUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva25:49 01:491:49 AM FriVyāghāta
KaraṇaKiṃstughna16:394:39 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:50 06:506:50 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 286
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:586:58 AM
Moonset
19:027:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:016:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:506:50 AM08:188:18 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:469:46 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4510:45 AM11:3211:32 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1912:19 PM13:071:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:071:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:091:09 PM14:532:53 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:403:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:283:28 PM16:154:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:366:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:366:36 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:366:36 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:366:36 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3211:32 PM25:151:15 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19 AM+125:071:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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