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January 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 13 January 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 01:241:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:501:50+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2610:26 AM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 185° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 185° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:587:58 AM–09:379:37 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:495:49 PM–18:156:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:495:49 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:554:55+1 AM–30:366:36+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:099:09 AM–09:529:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2412:24 PM–13:451:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:063:06 PM–16:274:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:506:50 PM–20:318:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0511:05 PM–23:5811:58 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

Roga06:596:59 AM–08:208:20 AMavoid
Udvega08:208:20 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Cara09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AMneutral
Lābha11:0311:03 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Amṛta12:2412:24 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Kāla13:451:45 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Śubha15:063:06 PM–16:274:27 PMgood
Roga16:274:27 PM–17:495:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:495:49 PM–19:277:27 PMavoid
Lābha19:277:27 PM–21:069:06 PMgood
Udvega21:069:06 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Śubha22:4510:45 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2412:24+1 AM–26:032:03+1 AMgood
Cara26:032:03+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMneutral
Roga27:423:42+1 AM–29:205:20+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:205:20+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:495:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 25:501:50+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 10:2610:26 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 29:535:53+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:321:32 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:501:50+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:063:06 PM–16:274:27 PM
Pradoṣa 17:495:49 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:274:27 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā25:50 01:501:50 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu10:2610:26 AMPuṣya
YogaViṣkambha29:53 05:535:53 AM WedPrīti
KaraṇaBālava13:321:32 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 361
Day length
10 h 49 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
18:296:29 PM
Moonset
07:027:02 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:587:58 AM09:379:37 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:099:09 AM09:529:52 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:063:06 PM16:274:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM17:495:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:495:49 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:495:49 PM18:156:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:495:49 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:506:50 PM20:318:31 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0511:05 PM23:5811:58 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:554:55+1 AM30:366:36+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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