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Thursday 8 January 1970 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 23:3511:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:487:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:188:18 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 7° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 7° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:205:20 PM–17:475:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:205:20 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:377:37 PM–21:019:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:396:39 AM–07:597:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:209:20 AM–10:4010:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1310:13 AM–10:5610:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:1411:14 AM–12:3812:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:201:20 PM–14:402:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:292:29 PM–15:123:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:444:44+1 AM–30:086:08+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha06:396:39 AM–07:597:59 AMgood
Roga07:597:59 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Udvega09:209:20 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Cara10:4010:40 AM–12:0012:00 PMneutral
Lābha12:0012:00 PM–13:201:20 PMgood
Amṛta13:201:20 PM–14:402:40 PMgood
Kāla14:402:40 PM–16:004:00 PMavoid
Śubha16:004:00 PM–17:205:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:205:20 PM–19:007:00 PMgood
Cara19:007:00 PM–20:408:40 PMneutral
Roga20:408:40 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Kāla22:2010:20 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0012:00+1 AM–25:401:40+1 AMgood
Udvega25:401:40+1 AM–27:203:20+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:203:20+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:005:00+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:396:39 AM to 30:396:39+1 AM

06:396:39 AM sunrise17:205:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:396:39+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 19:487:48 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 25:121:12+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 08:188:18 AM
Harṣaṇauntil 27:583:58+1 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 09:429:42 AM
Bavauntil 19:487:48 PM
Bālavauntil 29:565:56+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:201:20 PM–14:402:40 PM
Pradoṣa 17:205:20 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:402:40 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 41 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā19:487:48 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā25:12 01:121:12 AM FriŚravaṇa
YogaVyāghāta08:188:18 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKiṃstughna09:429:42 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:39 06:396:39 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2026
Śaka
1891
Kali
5070
Ahargaṇa
1 852 129
Day length
10 h 41 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:157:15 AM
Moonset
18:006:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM08:488:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:396:39 AM07:597:59 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:488:48 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:209:20 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1310:13 AM10:5610:56 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1411:14 AM12:3812:38 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:292:29 PM15:123:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM17:205:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:205:20 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:205:20 PM17:475:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:205:20 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:377:37 PM21:019:01 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:444:44+1 AM30:086:08+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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