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Tuesday 31 December 2024 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 06:276:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:525:52+1 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

18:136:13 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 3° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 3° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:405:40 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:405:40 PM–19:007:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:459:45 PM–23:2111:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:489:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:389:38 AM–10:5810:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0612:06 PM–13:421:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:1812:18 PM–13:391:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:592:59 PM–16:204:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5910:59 PM–23:5211:52 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

Roga06:576:57 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Udvega08:178:17 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Cara09:389:38 AM–10:5810:58 AMneutral
Lābha10:5810:58 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Amṛta12:1812:18 PM–13:391:39 PMgood
Kāla13:391:39 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Śubha14:592:59 PM–16:204:20 PMgood
Roga16:204:20 PM–17:405:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:405:40 PM–19:207:20 PMavoid
Lābha19:207:20 PM–20:598:59 PMgood
Udvega20:598:59 PM–22:3910:39 PMavoid
Śubha22:3910:39 PM–24:1912:19+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1912:19+1 AM–25:581:58+1 AMgood
Cara25:581:58+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMneutral
Roga27:383:38+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:185:18+1 AM–30:576:57+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:576:57 AM sunrise17:405:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 29:525:52+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 26:342:34+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 21:299:29 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 18:136:13 PM
Bavauntil 29:525:52+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:592:59 PM–16:204:20 PM
Pradoṣa 17:405:40 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43+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. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:204:20 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 43 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  7. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā29:52 05:525:52 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā26:34 02:342:34 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva21:299:29 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKiṃstughna18:136:13 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:57 06:576:57 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 210
Day length
10 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:177:17 AM
Moonset
17:535:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:115:11 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:115:11 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:489:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:5810:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0612:06 PM13:421:42 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:391:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:313:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:592:59 PM16:204:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:313:31 PM17:405:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:405:40 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:405:40 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:405:40 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:459:45 PM23:2111:21 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5910:59 PM23:5211:52 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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