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Tuesday 20 December 1949 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:569:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:397:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:448:44 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 8° ahead of it, in Mūla, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 8° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:576:57 AM–08:268:26 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:095:09 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:095:09 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:408:40 AM–09:229:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:129:12 AM–10:3110:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2411:24 AM–12:5312:53 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5111:51 AM–13:101:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:302:30 PM–15:493:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:599:59 PM–23:3011:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3010:30 PM–23:2411:24 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

Roga06:336:33 AM–07:527:52 AMavoid
Udvega07:527:52 AM–09:129:12 AMavoid
Cara09:129:12 AM–10:3110:31 AMneutral
Lābha10:3110:31 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Amṛta11:5111:51 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Kāla13:101:10 PM–14:302:30 PMavoid
Śubha14:302:30 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Roga15:493:49 PM–17:095:09 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:095:09 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid
Lābha18:496:49 PM–20:308:30 PMgood
Udvega20:308:30 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Śubha22:1010:10 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Amṛta23:5111:51 PM–25:311:31+1 AMgood
Cara25:311:31+1 AM–27:123:12+1 AMneutral
Roga27:123:12+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:534:53+1 AM–30:336:33+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33+1 AM

06:336:33 AM sunrise17:095:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:336:33+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 19:397:39 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 12:5312:53 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 26:012:01+1 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 08:448:44 AM
Bavauntil 19:397:39 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:302:30 PM–15:493:49 PM
Pradoṣa 17:095:09 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15+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. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:493:49 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā19:397:39 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla12:5312:53 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi26:01 02:012:01 AM WedDhruva
KaraṇaKiṃstughna08:448:44 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:33 06:336:33 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2006
Śaka
1871
Kali
5050
Ahargaṇa
1 844 805
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:137:13 AM
Moonset
17:415:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:576:57 AM08:268:26 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:408:40 AM09:229:22 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:129:12 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2411:24 AM12:5312:53 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:302:30 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM17:095:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:095:09 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:095:09 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:095:09 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:599:59 PM23:3011:30 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3010:30 PM23:2411:24 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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