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Tuesday 14 January 2025 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 03:573:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:223:22+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1710:17 AM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

12:4712:47 PM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:4712:47 PM
At noon, 12:4712:47 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 185° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 185° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:315:31 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:575:57 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:557:55 AM–09:309:30 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2512:25 PM–13:091:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:223:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:014:01+1 AM–29:385:38+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:289:28 AM–10:1210:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0110:01 AM–11:2411:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4712:47 PM–14:102:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:343:34 PM–16:574:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:216:21 PM–19:577:57 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:3011:30 PM–24:2112:21+1 AMan 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

Roga07:157:15 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Udvega08:388:38 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Cara10:0110:01 AM–11:2411:24 AMneutral
Lābha11:2411:24 AM–12:4712:47 PMgood
Amṛta12:4712:47 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Kāla14:102:10 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Śubha15:343:34 PM–16:574:57 PMgood
Roga16:574:57 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:206:20 PM–19:577:57 PMavoid
Lābha19:577:57 PM–21:349:34 PMgood
Udvega21:349:34 PM–23:1011:10 PMavoid
Śubha23:1011:10 PM–24:4712:47+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:4712:47+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMgood
Cara26:242:24+1 AM–28:014:01+1 AMneutral
Roga28:014:01+1 AM–29:385:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:385:38+1 AM–31:157:15+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15+1 AM

07:157:15 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 27:223:22+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 10:1710:17 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 26:582:58+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:353:35 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:223:22+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2512:25 PM–13:091:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:343:34 PM–16:574:57 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–20:038:03 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23+1 AM–25:111:11+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. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:091:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:574:57 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 05 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:038:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā27:22 03:223:22 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu10:1710:17 AMPuṣya
YogaViṣkambha26:58 02:582:58 AM WedPrīti
KaraṇaBālava15:353:35 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 224
Day length
11 h 05 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
18:506:50 PM
Moonset
07:357:35 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:315:31 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:315:31 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:575:57 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:289:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:557:55 AM09:309:30 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:289:28 AM11:4111:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:289:28 AM10:1210:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0110:01 AM11:2411:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:091:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4712:47 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:223:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:343:34 PM16:574:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM20:038:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:216:21 PM19:577:57 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3011:30 PM24:2112:21+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23+1 AM25:111:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:014:01+1 AM29:385:38+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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