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Tuesday 31 December 2024 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 01:271:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5212:52+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:131:13 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 5° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 5° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:252:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:454:45 PM–18:216:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:155:15 PM–17:425:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:155:15 PM–18:356:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:067:06 AM–08:428:42 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:458:45 AM–09:289:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:179:17 AM–10:3710:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5611:56 AM–13:161:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:362:36 PM–15:553:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3610:36 PM–23:3011:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:285:28+1 AM–31:037:03+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

Roga06:376:37 AM–07:577:57 AMavoid
Udvega07:577:57 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Cara09:179:17 AM–10:3710:37 AMneutral
Lābha10:3710:37 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Amṛta11:5611:56 AM–13:161:16 PMgood
Kāla13:161:16 PM–14:362:36 PMavoid
Śubha14:362:36 PM–15:553:55 PMgood
Roga15:553:55 PM–17:155:15 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:155:15 PM–18:556:55 PMavoid
Lābha18:556:55 PM–20:368:36 PMgood
Udvega20:368:36 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Śubha22:1610:16 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Amṛta23:5611:56 PM–25:371:37+1 AMgood
Cara25:371:37+1 AM–27:173:17+1 AMneutral
Roga27:173:17+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:574:57+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38+1 AM

06:376:37 AM sunrise17:155:15 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:5212:52+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 21:349:34 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 16:294:29 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 13:131:13 PM
Bavauntil 24:5212:52+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:362:36 PM–15:553:55 PM
Pradoṣa 17:155:15 PM–19:027:02 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+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. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:553:55 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:027:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā24:52 00:5212:52 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā21:349:34 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva16:294:29 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKiṃstughna13:131:13 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:38 06:386:38 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 210
Day length
10 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:097:09 AM
Moonset
17:395:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:067:06 AM08:428:42 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:458:45 AM09:289:28 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:179:17 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:161:16 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:083:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:362:36 PM15:553:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:083:08 PM17:155:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:454:45 PM18:216:21 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:155:15 PM19:027:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:155:15 PM17:425:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:155:15 PM18:356:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3610:36 PM23:3011:30 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:285:28+1 AM31:037:03+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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