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Tuesday 26 December 2000 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 01:221:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:463:46 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:187:18 AM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 5° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 5° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:355:35 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:375:37 PM–18:046:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:375:37 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:494:49 AM+1–30:376:37 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:039:03 AM–09:469:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:359:35 AM–10:5610:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1612:16 PM–13:361:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:562:56 PM–16:174:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:046:04 PM–19:517:51 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5610:56 PM–23:5011:50 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

Roga06:556:55 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Udvega08:158:15 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Cara09:359:35 AM–10:5610:56 AMneutral
Lābha10:5610:56 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Amṛta12:1612:16 PM–13:361:36 PMgood
Kāla13:361:36 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Śubha14:562:56 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Roga16:174:17 PM–17:375:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:375:37 PM–19:177:17 PMavoid
Lābha19:177:17 PM–20:578:57 PMgood
Udvega20:578:57 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Śubha22:3610:36 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1612:16 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1good
Cara25:561:56 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1neutral
Roga27:363:36 AM+1–29:165:16 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:165:16 AM+1–30:556:55 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:556:55 AM+1

06:556:55 AM sunrise17:375:37 PM sunsetsunrise 30:556:55 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 27:463:46 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 07:187:18 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 12:2012:20 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 14:322:32 PM
Bavauntil 27:463:46 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:562:56 PM–16:174:17 PM
Pradoṣa 17:375:37 PM–19:237:23 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. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:174:17 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:237:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā27:46 03:463:46 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla07:187:18 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi12:2012:20 PMDhruva
KaraṇaKiṃstughna14:322:32 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:55 06:556:55 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 439
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:107:10 AM
Moonset
18:066:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:355:35 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:039:03 AM09:469:46 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:361:36 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:562:56 PM16:174:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:375:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:375:37 PM19:237:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:375:37 PM18:046:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:375:37 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:046:04 PM19:517:51 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5610:56 PM23:5011:50 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:494:49 AM+130:376:37 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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