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December 1939 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 27 December 1939 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 19:287:28 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

07:367:36 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5810:58 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 189° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:395:39 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:526:52 AM+1–32:208:20 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:468:46 AM–09:579:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0811:08 AM–12:1912:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0012:00 PM–12:3812:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1912:19 PM–13:301:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:0110:01 PM–23:2911:29 PMa 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

Lābha07:367:36 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Amṛta08:468:46 AM–09:579:57 AMgood
Kāla09:579:57 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Śubha11:0811:08 AM–12:1912:19 PMgood
Roga12:1912:19 PM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Udvega13:301:30 PM–14:402:40 PMavoid
Cara14:402:40 PM–15:513:51 PMneutral
Lābha15:513:51 PM–17:025:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:025:02 PM–18:516:51 PMavoid
Śubha18:516:51 PM–20:408:40 PMgood
Amṛta20:408:40 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Cara22:3010:30 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1912:19 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:082:08 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:573:57 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1good
Udvega29:475:47 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 17:065:06 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 10:5810:58 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 13:551:55 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:065:06 PM
Taitilauntil 27:483:48 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1912:19 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:301:30 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā17:065:06 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā10:5810:58 AMPunarvasu
YogaBrahma13:551:55 PMIndra
KaraṇaKaulava17:065:06 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra31:36 07:367:36 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 159
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:156:15 PM
Moonset
07:457:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:395:39 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:395:39 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:299:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:468:46 AM09:579:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:299:29 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0811:08 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1912:19 PM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:0110:01 PM23:2911:29 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:526:52 AM+132:208:20 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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