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December 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 15 December 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 03:383:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:583:58 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:307:30 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:513:51 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 184° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 184° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:335:33 AM–06:316:31 AM
  • Amṛta kāla07:337:33 AM–09:149:14 AM
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:3212:32 PM
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:262:26 PM
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:265:26 PM
  • Amṛta kāla31:097:09 AM+1–32:488:48 AM+1

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1312:13 PM–13:241:24 PM
  • Gulika14:352:35 PM–15:463:46 PM
  • Durmuhūrta15:413:41 PM–16:194:19 PM
  • Rāhu kāla15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 PM
  • Varjya25:241:24 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1

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

Udvega07:307:30 AM–08:408:40 AMavoid
Cara08:408:40 AM–09:519:51 AMneutral
Lābha09:519:51 AM–11:0211:02 AMgood
Amṛta11:0211:02 AM–12:1312:13 PMgood
Kāla12:1312:13 PM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Śubha13:241:24 PM–14:352:35 PMgood
Roga14:352:35 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Udvega15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:574:57 PM–18:466:46 PMgood
Amṛta18:466:46 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Cara20:358:35 PM–22:2410:24 PMneutral
Roga22:2410:24 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1412:14 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:032:03 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1good
Udvega27:523:52 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:415:41 AM+1–31:307:30 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:307:30 AM to 31:307:30 AM+1

07:307:30 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:307:30 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 27:583:58 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 16:464:46 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 16:234:23 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:513:51 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:583:58 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:574:57 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  6. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā27:58 03:583:58 AM MonDvitīyā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā16:464:46 PMĀrdrā
YogaŚubha16:234:23 PMŚukla
KaraṇaBālava15:513:51 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra31:30 07:307:30 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 513
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:435:43 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:335:33 AM07:307:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:335:33 AM06:316:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:026:02 AM07:307:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:307:30 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla07:337:33 AM09:149:14 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgava09:239:23 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:5411:54 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa12:1312:13 PM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇa13:101:10 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:481:48 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika14:352:35 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhna15:033:03 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta15:413:41 PM16:194:19 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla15:463:46 PM16:574:57 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣa16:574:57 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:574:57 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya25:241:24 AM+127:033:03 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kāla31:097:09 AM+132:488:48 AM+1sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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