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Tuesday 14 January 2025 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

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

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:097:09 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 183° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 183° 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 kāla10:2510:25 AM–12:0012:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:316:31+1 AM–32:088:08+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:099:09 AM–09:539:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2412:24 PM–13:461:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:073:07 PM–16:284:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:518:51 PM–22:2710:27 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–08:218:21 AMavoid
Udvega08:218:21 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–13:461:46 PMgood
Kāla13:461:46 PM–15:073:07 PMavoid
Śubha15:073:07 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Roga16:284:28 PM–17:505:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:505:50 PM–19:287:28 PMavoid
Lābha19:287:28 PM–21:079:07 PMgood
Udvega21:079:07 PM–22:4610:46 PMavoid
Śubha22:4610:46 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–29:215:21+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:215:21+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 sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 29:525:52+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 12:4712:47 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 07:097:09 AM
Viṣkambhauntil 29:285:28+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:056:05 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:525:52+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:073:07 PM–16:284:28 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:357:35 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. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:284:28 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā29:52 05:525:52 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu12:4712:47 PMPuṣya
YogaVaidhṛti07:097:09 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBālava18:056:05 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 224
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
18:116:11 PM
Moonset
07:157:15 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
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:099:09 AM09:539:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:2510:25 AM12:0012:00 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:461:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:073:07 PM16:284:28 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:518:51 PM22:2710:27 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 nakṣatra30:316:31+1 AM32:088:08+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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