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December 1994 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 19 December 1994 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 10:1710:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1812:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1812:18 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 192° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 192° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:056:05 AM–07:327:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:4110:41 AM–12:2712:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:438:43 AM–09:539:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0411:04 AM–12:1512:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3412:34 PM–13:121:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:261:26 PM–14:372:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:272:27 PM–15:053:05 PMan 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

Amṛta07:327:32 AM–08:438:43 AMgood
Kāla08:438:43 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Śubha09:539:53 AM–11:0411:04 AMgood
Roga11:0411:04 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Udvega12:1512:15 PM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Cara13:261:26 PM–14:372:37 PMneutral
Lābha14:372:37 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Amṛta15:473:47 PM–16:584:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:584:58 PM–18:476:47 PMneutral
Roga18:476:47 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid
Kāla20:378:37 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Lābha22:2610:26 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1good
Udvega24:1512:15 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:052:05 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1good
Amṛta27:543:54 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1good
Cara29:435:43 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:327:32 AM to 31:337:33 AM+1

07:327:32 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 12:1812:18 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 21:409:40 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 15:043:04 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:1812:18 PM
Taitilauntil 25:101:10 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:438:43 AM–09:539:53 AM
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:539:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā12:1812:18 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā21:409:40 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla15:043:04 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava12:1812:18 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:33 07:337:33 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2051
Śaka
1916
Kali
5095
Ahargaṇa
1 861 240
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:176:17 PM
Moonset
08:018:01 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:355:35 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:355:35 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:056:05 AM07:327:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:327:32 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:438:43 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:4110:41 AM12:2712:27 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0411:04 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3412:34 PM13:121:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:372:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:272:27 PM15:053:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:053:05 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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