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Tuesday 24 December 1946 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 16:124:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:516:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:416:41 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0812:08 PM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Mūla 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 muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:165:16 PM–17:435:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:165:16 PM–18:376:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:3812:38 AM+1–26:262:26 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:488:48 AM–09:309:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:209:20 AM–10:3910:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5911:59 AM–13:181:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:501:50 PM–15:383:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:372:37 PM–15:573:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3810:38 PM–23:3211:32 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

Roga06:416:41 AM–08:008:00 AMavoid
Udvega08:008:00 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Cara09:209:20 AM–10:3910:39 AMneutral
Lābha10:3910:39 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Amṛta11:5911:59 AM–13:181:18 PMgood
Kāla13:181:18 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Śubha14:372:37 PM–15:573:57 PMgood
Roga15:573:57 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:165:16 PM–18:576:57 PMavoid
Lābha18:576:57 PM–20:388:38 PMgood
Udvega20:388:38 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Śubha22:1810:18 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Amṛta23:5911:59 PM–25:391:39 AM+1good
Cara25:391:39 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1neutral
Roga27:203:20 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:005:00 AM+1–30:416:41 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:416:41 AM to 30:416:41 AM+1

06:416:41 AM sunrise17:165:16 PM sunsetsunrise 30:416:41 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:516:51 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 30:026:02 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 12:0812:08 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:516:51 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:372:37 PM–15:573:57 PM
Pradoṣa 17:165:16 PM–19:047:04 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. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:573:57 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:047:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā18:516:51 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā30:02 06:026:02 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi12:0812:08 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBava18:516:51 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:41 06:416:41 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 713
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:217:21 AM
Moonset
17:585:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:416:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:416:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:416:41 AM08:488:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:488:48 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:488:48 AM09:309:30 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:209:20 AM10:3910:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:501:50 PM15:383:38 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:372:37 PM15:573:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:165:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:165:16 PM19:047:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:165:16 PM17:435:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:165:16 PM18:376:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3810:38 PM23:3211:32 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 nakṣatra24:3812:38 AM+126:262:26 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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