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Wednesday 22 December 1915 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:528:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2911:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:337:33 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1110:11 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 187° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 187° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:356:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM–07:337:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:282:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:122:12 PM–16:004:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya07:537:53 AM–09:419:41 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:448:44 AM–09:559:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0611:06 AM–12:1612:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5711:57 AM–12:3512:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1612:16 PM–13:271:27 PMRāhu’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

Lābha07:337:33 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Amṛta08:448:44 AM–09:559:55 AMgood
Kāla09:559:55 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Śubha11:0611:06 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Roga12:1612:16 PM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Udvega13:271:27 PM–14:382:38 PMavoid
Cara14:382:38 PM–15:483:48 PMneutral
Lābha15:483:48 PM–16:594:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:594:59 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Śubha18:486:48 PM–20:388:38 PMgood
Amṛta20:388:38 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Cara22:2710:27 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1612:16 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:062:06 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:553:55 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1good
Udvega29:455:45 AM+1–31:347:34 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:337:33 AM to 31:347:34 AM+1

07:337:33 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:347:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:2911:29 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 25:271:27 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 12:1112:11 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:1110:11 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:2911:29 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1612:16 PM–13:271:27 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:271:27 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā23:2911:29 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā25:27 01:271:27 AM ThuPunarvasu
YogaŚukla12:1112:11 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBālava10:1110:11 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra31:34 07:347:34 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1972
Śaka
1837
Kali
5016
Ahargaṇa
1 832 388
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:295:29 PM
Moonset
08:108:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:375:37 AM07:337:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:375:37 AM06:356:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:066:06 AM07:337:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:337:33 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:537:53 AM09:419:41 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:448:44 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:122:12 PM16:004:00 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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