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Friday 10 January 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 12:2612:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 08:538:53 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:268:26 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:538:53 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

13:201:20 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:201:20 PM
At noon, 13:201:20 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:017:01 AM–08:268:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:011:01 PM–13:401:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:592:59 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:156:15 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:156:15 PM–19:407:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0412:04 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:409:40 AM–10:5310:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2410:24 AM–11:0311:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:211:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:401:40 PM–14:202:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:353:35 PM–17:005:00 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:483:48 PM–17:025:02 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara08:268:26 AM–09:409:40 AMneutral
Lābha09:409:40 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Amṛta10:5310:53 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Śubha13:211:21 PM–14:342:34 PMgood
Roga14:342:34 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Udvega15:483:48 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid
Cara17:025:02 PM–18:156:15 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:156:15 PM–20:028:02 PMavoid
Kāla20:028:02 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Lābha21:489:48 PM–23:3411:34 PMgood
Udvega23:3411:34 PM–25:211:21 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:211:21 AM+1–27:073:07 AM+1good
Amṛta27:073:07 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1good
Cara28:534:53 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1neutral
Roga30:396:39 AM+1–32:268:26 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:268:26 AM to 32:268:26 AM+1

08:268:26 AM sunrise18:156:15 PM sunsetsunrise 32:268:26 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:538:53 AM
Dvitīyāuntil 29:195:19 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 12:0312:03 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 12:5012:50 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:538:53 AM
Bālavauntil 19:067:06 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:195:19 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0712:07 PM–13:211:21 PM
Abhijit 13:011:01 PM–13:401:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:156:15 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:5712:57 AM+1–25:451:45 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:211:21 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  6. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  7. AbhijitUntil 13:401:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 50 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:451:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā08:538:53 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā12:0312:03 PMŚravaṇa
YogaHarṣaṇa12:5012:50 PMVajra
KaraṇaBava08:538:53 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra32:26 08:268:26 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 993
Day length
9 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:578:57 AM
Moonset
19:477:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:268:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:297:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:017:01 AM08:268:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:268:26 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:409:40 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2212:22 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2410:24 AM11:0311:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5712:57 PM13:451:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:401:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:401:40 PM14:202:20 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:202:20 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:592:59 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:353:35 PM17:005:00 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:483:48 PM17:025:02 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:156:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:156:15 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:156:15 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:156:15 PM19:407:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0412:04 AM+125:281:28 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5712:57 AM+125:451:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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