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January 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 14 January 2002 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 08:298:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:569:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

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

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:569:56 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 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 muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:514:51 PM–17:205:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:514:51 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:088:08 PM–21:539:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:308:30 AM–09:419:41 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:389:38 AM–11:2311:23 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5310:53 AM–12:0512:05 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2412:24 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:161:16 PM–14:282:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:182:18 PM–14:572:57 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

Amṛta07:187:18 AM–08:308:30 AMgood
Kāla08:308:30 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Śubha09:419:41 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Roga10:5310:53 AM–12:0512:05 PMavoid
Udvega12:0512:05 PM–13:161:16 PMavoid
Cara13:161:16 PM–14:282:28 PMneutral
Lābha14:282:28 PM–15:403:40 PMgood
Amṛta15:403:40 PM–16:514:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:514:51 PM–18:406:40 PMneutral
Roga18:406:40 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Kāla20:288:28 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Lābha22:1610:16 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1good
Udvega24:0412:04 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:531:53 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1good
Amṛta27:413:41 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1good
Cara29:295:29 AM+1–31:187:18 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:187:18 AM+1

07:187:18 AM sunrise16:514:51 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:569:56 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 23:0311:03 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:569:56 AM
Bālavauntil 22:4810:48 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:308:30 AM–09:419:41 AM
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Pradoṣa 16:514:51 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:419:41 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā09:569:56 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇapast sunriseDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVajra23:0311:03 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava09:569:56 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:18 07:187:18 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 823
Day length
9 h 33 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:198:19 AM
Moonset
17:545:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:308:30 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:389:38 AM11:2311:23 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:0512:05 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:161:16 PM14:282:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:182:18 PM14:572:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM16:514:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:514:51 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:514:51 PM17:205:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:514:51 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:088:08 PM21:539:53 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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