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January 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 21 January 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Māgha Śukla Pratipadā

Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 20:508:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:065:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:238:23 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:498:49 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

13:241:24 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:241:24 PM
At noon, 13:241:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 10° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 10° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:316:31 AM–07:277:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:596:59 AM–08:238:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:041:04 PM–13:441:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:053:05 PM–15:453:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:103:10 PM–16:354:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:241:24 PM–14:402:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:553:55 PM–17:105:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:055:05 PM–17:455:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:105:10 PM–18:266:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:533:53+1 AM–29:195:19+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

Udvega08:238:23 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Cara09:389:38 AM–10:5410:54 AMneutral
Lābha10:5410:54 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Amṛta12:0912:09 PM–13:241:24 PMgood
Kāla13:241:24 PM–14:402:40 PMavoid
Śubha14:402:40 PM–15:553:55 PMgood
Roga15:553:55 PM–17:105:10 PMavoid
Udvega17:105:10 PM–18:266:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:266:26 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Amṛta20:108:10 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Cara21:559:55 PM–23:3911:39 PMneutral
Roga23:3911:39 PM–25:241:24+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:241:24+1 AM–27:093:09+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:093:09+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMgood
Udvega28:534:53+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha30:386:38+1 AM–32:228:22+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:238:23 AM to 32:228:22+1 AM

08:238:23 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 32:228:22+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 17:065:06 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 24:1912:19+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 08:498:49 AM
Siddhiuntil 28:384:38+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:065:06 PM
Bālavauntil 27:213:21+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:041:04 PM–13:441:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:105:10 PM–18:266:26 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–20:178:17 PM
Niśītha 25:001:00+1 AM–25:481:48+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. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:441:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:266:26 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 03 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:481:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā17:065:06 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa24:19 00:1912:19 AM MonDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVajra08:498:49 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava17:065:06 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra32:22 08:228:22 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 638
Day length
10 h 03 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:328:32 AM
Moonset
19:347:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:316:31 AM08:238:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:316:31 AM07:277:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:596:59 AM08:238:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:238:23 AM10:2310:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2310:23 AM12:2412:24 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:001:00 PM13:481:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:041:04 PM13:441:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:242:24 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:053:05 PM15:453:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:103:10 PM16:354:35 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:553:55 PM17:105:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:055:05 PM17:455:45 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:105:10 PM18:266:26 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM20:178:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:001:00+1 AM25:481:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:533:53+1 AM29:195:19+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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