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

Thursday 29 January 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Māgha Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 14:012:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2211:22 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2211:22 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 13° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:275:27 PM–18:556:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:576:57 AM–08:208:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:418:41 AM–10:0910:09 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:439:43 AM–11:0611:06 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3810:38 AM–11:2211:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:511:51 PM–15:143:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:033:03 PM–15:473:47 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

Śubha06:576:57 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Roga08:208:20 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Udvega09:439:43 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Cara11:0611:06 AM–12:2812:28 PMneutral
Lābha12:2812:28 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Amṛta13:511:51 PM–15:143:14 PMgood
Kāla15:143:14 PM–16:374:37 PMavoid
Śubha16:374:37 PM–18:006:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:006:00 PM–19:377:37 PMgood
Cara19:377:37 PM–21:149:14 PMneutral
Roga21:149:14 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Kāla22:5110:51 PM–24:2812:28+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2812:28+1 AM–26:052:05+1 AMgood
Udvega26:052:05+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:433:43+1 AM–29:205:20+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:205:20+1 AM–30:576:57+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:576:57+1 AM

06:576:57 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:2211:22 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 26:572:57+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 17:595:59 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:2211:22 AM
Bālavauntil 21:589:58 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:511:51 PM–15:143:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04+1 AM–24:5212:52+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:143:14 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 03 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā11:2211:22 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā26:57 02:572:57 AM FriŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyatīpāta17:595:59 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava11:2211:22 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:57 06:576:57 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 377
Day length
11 h 03 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:317:31 AM
Moonset
19:097:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:576:57 AM08:208:20 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:418:41 AM10:0910:09 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:439:43 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3810:38 AM11:2211:22 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM15:473:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:033:03 PM15:473:47 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:473:47 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:275:27 PM18:556:55 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04+1 AM24:5212:52+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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