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Sunday 28 December 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 21:229:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0012:00+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4210:42 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:181:18 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth13:181:18 PM
At noon, 13:181:18 PM, the Sun is in Mūla 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 muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5012:50 PM–13:471:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:403:40 PM–16:374:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:258:25 PM–20:448:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:258:25 PM–21:239:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:259:25 PM–23:1311:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya10:3610:36 AM–12:2412:24 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:181:18 PM–15:053:05 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika16:514:51 PM–18:386:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta18:316:31 PM–19:287:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:386:38 PM–20:258:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:126:12 AM–07:587:58 AMavoid
Cara07:587:58 AM–09:459:45 AMneutral
Lābha09:459:45 AM–11:3111:31 AMgood
Amṛta11:3111:31 AM–13:181:18 PMgood
Kāla13:181:18 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Śubha15:053:05 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Roga16:514:51 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid
Udvega18:386:38 PM–20:258:25 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha20:258:25 PM–21:389:38 PMgood
Amṛta21:389:38 PM–22:5210:52 PMgood
Cara22:5210:52 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0512:05+1 AM–25:181:18+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:181:18+1 AM–26:322:32+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:322:32+1 AM–27:453:45+1 AMgood
Udvega27:453:45+1 AM–28:594:59+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:594:59+1 AM–30:126:12+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:126:12+1 AM

06:126:12 AM sunrise20:258:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:0012:00+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 26:502:50+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 26:432:43+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 10:4210:42 AM
Bavauntil 24:0012:00+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5012:50 PM–13:471:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:386:38 PM–20:258:25 PM
Pradoṣa 20:258:25 PM–21:439:43 PM
Niśītha 24:5412:54+1 AM–25:421:42+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:471:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 20:258:25 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 13 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:439:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:421:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā24:00 00:0012:00 AM MonDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā26:50 02:502:50 AM MonUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva26:43 02:432:43 AM MonVyāghāta
KaraṇaKiṃstughna10:4210:42 AMBava
VāraRavivāra30:12 06:126:12 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 363
Day length
14 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:306:30 AM
Moonset
21:099:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:135:13 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:5311:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3610:36 AM12:2412:24 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:471:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5412:54 PM13:421:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:181:18 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:432:43 PM17:345:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:403:40 PM16:374:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:514:51 PM18:386:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:345:34 PM20:258:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta18:316:31 PM19:287:28 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:386:38 PM20:258:25 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk20:258:25 PM21:439:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:258:25 PM20:448:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:258:25 PM21:239:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:259:25 PM23:1311:13 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5412:54+1 AM25:421:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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