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Sunday 29 December 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 00:2612:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5310:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3511:35 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 6° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 6° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:485:48 PM–19:217:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:348:34 AM–10:0610:06 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0612:06 PM–13:201:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:332:33 PM–15:463:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:413:41 PM–16:204:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:463:46 PM–16:594:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:196:19+1 AM–31:537:53+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

Udvega07:147:14 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Cara08:278:27 AM–09:409:40 AMneutral
Lābha09:409:40 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Amṛta10:5310:53 AM–12:0612:06 PMgood
Kāla12:0612:06 PM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Śubha13:201:20 PM–14:332:33 PMgood
Roga14:332:33 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Udvega15:463:46 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:594:59 PM–18:466:46 PMgood
Amṛta18:466:46 PM–20:338:33 PMgood
Cara20:338:33 PM–22:2010:20 PMneutral
Roga22:2010:20 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:0712:07+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:531:53+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMgood
Udvega27:403:40+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:275:27+1 AM–31:147:14+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:147:14+1 AM

07:147:14 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 22:5310:53 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 22:2510:25 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 19:517:51 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 11:3511:35 AM
Bavauntil 22:5310:53 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:463:46 PM–16:594:59 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:594:59 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  8. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā22:5310:53 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā22:2510:25 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva19:517:51 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKiṃstughna11:3511:35 AMBava
VāraRavivāra31:14 07:147:14 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 527
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:177:17 AM
Moonset
17:505:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:348:34 AM10:0610:06 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0612:06 PM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:332:33 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:413:41 PM16:204:20 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:463:46 PM16:594:59 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:485:48 PM19:217:21 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:196:19+1 AM31:537:53+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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