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Tuesday 23 December 2014 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 09:369:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:017:01 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:085:08 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:017:01 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:503:50 AM–04:294:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:104:10 AM–05:085:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:183:18 PM–16:464:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:227:22 PM–19:427:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:227:22 PM–20:218:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:316:31 AM–07:597:59 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta07:597:59 AM–08:568:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:428:42 AM–10:2910:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:493:49 PM–17:365:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1711:17 PM–23:5611:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:582:58 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1a 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

Roga05:085:08 AM–06:556:55 AMavoid
Udvega06:556:55 AM–08:428:42 AMavoid
Cara08:428:42 AM–10:2910:29 AMneutral
Lābha10:2910:29 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Amṛta12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Kāla14:022:02 PM–15:493:49 PMavoid
Śubha15:493:49 PM–17:365:36 PMgood
Roga17:365:36 PM–19:227:22 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:227:22 PM–20:368:36 PMavoid
Lābha20:368:36 PM–21:499:49 PMgood
Udvega21:499:49 PM–23:0211:02 PMavoid
Śubha23:0211:02 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1612:16 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1good
Cara25:291:29 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1neutral
Roga26:422:42 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:563:56 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:085:08 AM to 29:095:09 AM+1

05:085:08 AM sunrise19:227:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:095:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 07:017:01 AM
Dvitīyāuntil 28:114:11 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 19:427:42 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 08:128:12 AM
Dhruvauntil 28:394:39 AM+1
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:017:01 AM
Bālavauntil 17:375:37 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:114:11 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:493:49 PM–17:365:36 PM
Pradoṣa 19:227:22 PM–20:418:41 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:365:36 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 14 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:418:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  15. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā07:017:01 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā19:427:42 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi08:128:12 AMDhruva
KaraṇaBava07:017:01 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:09 05:095:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 549
Day length
14 h 14 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:206:20 AM
Moonset
20:188:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:503:50 AM05:085:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:503:50 AM04:294:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:104:10 AM05:085:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:085:08 AM07:597:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:316:31 AM07:597:59 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:597:59 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:597:59 AM08:568:56 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:428:42 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM16:324:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:183:18 PM16:464:46 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:493:49 PM17:365:36 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:324:32 PM19:227:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:227:22 PM20:418:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:227:22 PM19:427:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:227:22 PM20:218:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1711:17 PM23:5611:56 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:582:58 AM+128:264:26 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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