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Thursday 31 January 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Māgha Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 16:254:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:576:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:112:11 PM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:115:11 PM–17:395:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:115:11 PM–18:356:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:317:31 PM–21:199:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:077:07 AM–08:228:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:438:43 AM–10:3110:31 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:389:38 AM–10:5410:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2810:28 AM–11:0911:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:251:25 PM–14:402:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:302:30 PM–15:113:11 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

Śubha07:077:07 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Roga08:228:22 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Udvega09:389:38 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Cara10:5410:54 AM–12:0912:09 PMneutral
Lābha12:0912:09 PM–13:251:25 PMgood
Amṛta13:251:25 PM–14:402:40 PMgood
Kāla14:402:40 PM–15:563:56 PMavoid
Śubha15:563:56 PM–17:115:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:115:11 PM–18:566:56 PMgood
Cara18:566:56 PM–20:408:40 PMneutral
Roga20:408:40 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Kāla22:2410:24 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0912:09+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMgood
Udvega25:531:53+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:373:37+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:225:22+1 AM–31:067:06+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:067:06+1 AM

07:077:07 AM sunrise17:115:11 PM sunsetsunrise 31:067:06+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:576:57 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 14:112:11 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:576:57 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:251:25 PM–14:402:40 PM
Pradoṣa 17:115:11 PM–19:037:03 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33+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. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:402:40 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 05 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:037:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā18:576:57 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhāpast sunriseŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyatīpāta14:112:11 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava18:576:57 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:06 07:067:06 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 404
Day length
10 h 05 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:097:09 AM
Moonset
18:156:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:077:07 AM08:228:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:438:43 AM10:3110:31 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2810:28 AM11:0911:09 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:251:25 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:302:30 PM15:113:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:115:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:115:11 PM19:037:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:115:11 PM17:395:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:115:11 PM18:356:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:317:31 PM21:199:19 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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