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Monday 4 December 2017 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 23:4711:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:008:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:518:51 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 187° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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 muhūrta05:255:25 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:545:54 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0810:08 PM–23:3211:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:328:32 AM–09:449:44 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5610:56 AM–12:0812:08 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2712:27 PM–13:061:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:201:20 PM–14:322:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:451:45 PM–15:093:09 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:222:22 PM–15:013:01 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

Amṛta07:217:21 AM–08:328:32 AMgood
Kāla08:328:32 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Śubha09:449:44 AM–10:5610:56 AMgood
Roga10:5610:56 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Udvega12:0812:08 PM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Cara13:201:20 PM–14:322:32 PMneutral
Lābha14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Amṛta15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMneutral
Roga18:446:44 PM–20:328:32 PMavoid
Kāla20:328:32 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Lābha22:2010:20 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Udvega24:0912:09 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:571:57 AM+1–27:453:45 AM+1good
Amṛta27:453:45 AM+1–29:335:33 AM+1good
Cara29:335:33 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:217:21 AM to 31:217:21 AM+1

07:217:21 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 20:008:00 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 08:518:51 AM
Mṛgaśirāuntil 29:505:50 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 26:372:37 AM+1
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:539:53 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:008:00 PM
Taitilauntil 30:076:07 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:328:32 AM–09:449:44 AM
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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 09:449:44 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  13. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā20:008:00 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRohiṇī08:518:51 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya26:37 02:372:37 AM TueŚubha
KaraṇaBālava09:539:53 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:21 07:217:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 626
Day length
9 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:535:53 PM
Moonset
07:297:29 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:255:25 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:255:25 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:545:54 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:328:32 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5610:56 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:061:06 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:451:45 PM15:093:09 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:222:22 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0810:08 PM23:3211:32 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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