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Tuesday 26 December 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 01:221:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:463:46+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:248:24 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2012:20 PM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

13:141:14 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:141:14 PM
At noon, 13:141:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla 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 muhūrta06:296:29 AM–07:277:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:586:58 AM–08:248:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5412:54 PM–13:331:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:494:49+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta10:2010:20 AM–10:5810:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4910:49 AM–12:0112:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:141:14 PM–14:262:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:383:38 PM–16:514:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:046:04 PM–19:517:51 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:4811:48 PM–24:4512:45+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

Roga08:248:24 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Udvega09:369:36 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Cara10:4910:49 AM–12:0112:01 PMneutral
Lābha12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PMgood
Amṛta13:141:14 PM–14:262:26 PMgood
Kāla14:262:26 PM–15:383:38 PMavoid
Śubha15:383:38 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Roga16:514:51 PM–18:036:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:036:03 PM–19:517:51 PMavoid
Lābha19:517:51 PM–21:399:39 PMgood
Udvega21:399:39 PM–23:2611:26 PMavoid
Śubha23:2611:26 PM–25:141:14+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:141:14+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMgood
Cara27:013:01+1 AM–28:494:49+1 AMneutral
Roga28:494:49+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMavoid
Kāla30:376:37+1 AM–32:248:24+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:248:24 AM to 32:248:24+1 AM

08:248:24 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 32:248:24+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 27:463:46+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 12:2012:20 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 14:322:32 PM
Bavauntil 27:463:46+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5412:54 PM–13:331:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:383:38 PM–16:514:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:5012:50+1 AM–25:381:38+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. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:331:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:514:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:381:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā27:46 03:463:46 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunriseUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi12:2012:20 PMDhruva
KaraṇaKiṃstughna14:322:32 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra32:24 08:248:24 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 439
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:428:42 AM
Moonset
18:336:33 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:296:29 AM08:248:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:296:29 AM07:277:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:586:58 AM08:248:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:248:24 AM10:2010:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2010:20 AM12:1612:16 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2010:20 AM10:5810:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5012:50 PM13:381:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:141:14 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:122:12 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:383:38 PM16:514:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:046:04 PM19:517:51 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:4811:48 PM24:4512:45+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:5012:50+1 AM25:381:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:494:49+1 AM30:376:37+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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