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Monday 17 January 1972 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Māgha Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 13:521:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5412:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5412:54 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:265:26 PM–17:535:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:265:26 PM–18:466:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:295:29 PM–19:037:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:018:01 AM–09:219:21 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:078:07 AM–09:419:41 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4210:42 AM–12:0312:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2512:25 PM–13:081:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:241:24 PM–14:452:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:342:34 PM–15:173:17 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

Amṛta06:406:40 AM–08:018:01 AMgood
Kāla08:018:01 AM–09:219:21 AMavoid
Śubha09:219:21 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Roga10:4210:42 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Udvega12:0312:03 PM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Cara13:241:24 PM–14:452:45 PMneutral
Lābha14:452:45 PM–16:064:06 PMgood
Amṛta16:064:06 PM–17:265:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:265:26 PM–19:067:06 PMneutral
Roga19:067:06 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Kāla20:458:45 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Lābha22:2410:24 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Udvega24:0312:03 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:421:42 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1good
Amṛta27:213:21 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1good
Cara29:005:00 AM+1–30:406:40 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40 AM+1

06:406:40 AM sunrise17:265:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 12:5412:54 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 27:383:38 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 16:264:26 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:5412:54 PM
Bālavauntil 24:1612:16 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:018:01 AM–09:219:21 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:265:26 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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 09:219:21 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā12:5412:54 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa27:38 03:383:38 AM TueDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVajra16:264:26 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava12:5412:54 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:40 06:406:40 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 868
Day length
10 h 47 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:197:19 AM
Moonset
18:306:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:018:01 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:078:07 AM09:419:41 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:081:08 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:173:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:342:34 PM15:173:17 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:173:17 PM17:265:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:265:26 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:265:26 PM17:535:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:265:26 PM18:466:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:295:29 PM19:037:03 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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