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Tuesday 18 December 1956 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:069:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:006:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:477:47 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:006:00 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:476:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:166:16 AM–07:477:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:194:19 PM–17:455:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:374:37 PM–17:085:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:374:37 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:339:33 AM–10:0910:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0010:00 AM–11:0611:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1711:17 AM–12:4312:43 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:1212:12 PM–13:181:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:252:25 PM–15:313:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4110:41 PM–23:4211:42 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

Roga07:477:47 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Udvega08:548:54 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Cara10:0010:00 AM–11:0611:06 AMneutral
Lābha11:0611:06 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Amṛta12:1212:12 PM–13:181:18 PMgood
Kāla13:181:18 PM–14:252:25 PMavoid
Śubha14:252:25 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Roga15:313:31 PM–16:374:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:374:37 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid
Lābha18:316:31 PM–20:258:25 PMgood
Udvega20:258:25 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Śubha22:1910:19 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1312:13 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1good
Cara26:062:06 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1neutral
Roga28:004:00 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:545:54 AM+1–31:487:48 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:477:47 AM to 31:487:48 AM+1

07:477:47 AM sunrise16:374:37 PM sunsetsunrise 31:487:48 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:006:00 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 25:171:17 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 19:357:35 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:006:00 PM
Taitilauntil 28:224:22 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:252:25 PM–15:313:31 PM
Pradoṣa 16:374:37 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:313:31 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 8 h 50 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā18:006:00 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā25:17 01:171:17 AM WedPunarvasu
YogaŚukla19:357:35 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava18:006:00 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:48 07:487:48 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 360
Day length
8 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:435:43 PM
Moonset
08:028:02 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:465:46 AM07:477:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:465:46 AM06:476:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:166:16 AM07:477:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:477:47 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:339:33 AM10:0910:09 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0010:00 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1711:17 AM12:4312:43 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM14:512:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:252:25 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:512:51 PM16:374:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:194:19 PM17:455:45 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:374:37 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:374:37 PM17:085:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:374:37 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4110:41 PM23:4211:42 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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