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Tuesday 31 December 2024 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 17:275:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:524:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:298:29 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:458:45 AM–10:2110:21 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:321:32 PM–14:092:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:384:38 PM–17:075:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:384:38 PM–18:066:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:576:57 AM+1–32:328:32 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:119:11 AM–09:489:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:399:39 AM–10:4910:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5911:59 AM–13:091:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:182:18 PM–15:283:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:289:28 PM–23:0311:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3110:31 PM–23:2911:29 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

Roga07:207:20 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Cara09:399:39 AM–10:4910:49 AMneutral
Lābha10:4910:49 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Amṛta11:5911:59 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Kāla13:091:09 PM–14:182:18 PMavoid
Śubha14:182:18 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Roga15:283:28 PM–16:384:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:384:38 PM–18:286:28 PMavoid
Lābha18:286:28 PM–20:188:18 PMgood
Udvega20:188:18 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Amṛta23:5911:59 PM–25:491:49 AM+1good
Cara25:491:49 AM+1–27:393:39 AM+1neutral
Roga27:393:39 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:295:29 AM+1–31:207:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20 AM+1

07:207:20 AM sunrise16:384:38 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:524:52 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 13:341:34 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 08:298:29 AM
Vyāghātauntil 30:366:36 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:524:52 PM
Bālavauntil 28:264:26 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:182:18 PM–15:283:28 PM
Pradoṣa 16:384:38 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23 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. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:283:28 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 18 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā16:524:52 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā13:341:34 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva08:298:29 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava16:524:52 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:20 07:207:20 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 210
Day length
9 h 18 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:218:21 AM
Moonset
17:125:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:458:45 AM10:2110:21 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:119:11 AM09:489:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM14:462:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:321:32 PM14:092:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:182:18 PM15:283:28 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:462:46 PM16:384:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:384:38 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:384:38 PM17:075:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:384:38 PM18:066:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:289:28 PM23:0311:03 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3110:31 PM23:2911:29 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:576:57 AM+132:328:32 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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