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Wednesday 17 December 1986 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 09:049:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3611:36 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:467:46 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3611:36 AM

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 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 Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:455:45 AM–06:466:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:156:15 AM–07:467:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla13:341:34 PM–15:223:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:152:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:374:37 PM–17:075:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:374:37 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:538:53 AM–09:599:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0511:05 AM–12:1212:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:2912:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1212:12 PM–13:181:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha07:467:46 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Amṛta08:538:53 AM–09:599:59 AMgood
Kāla09:599:59 AM–11:0511:05 AMavoid
Śubha11:0511:05 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Roga12:1212:12 PM–13:181:18 PMavoid
Udvega13:181:18 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Cara14:242:24 PM–15:303:30 PMneutral
Lābha15:303:30 PM–16:374:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:374:37 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid
Śubha18:306:30 PM–20:248:24 PMgood
Amṛta20:248:24 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Cara22:1810:18 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1212:12+1 AM–26:062:06+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:062:06+1 AM–27:593:59+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:593:59+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMgood
Udvega29:535:53+1 AM–31:477:47+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:467:46 AM to 31:477:47+1 AM

07:467:46 AM sunrise16:374:37 PM sunsetsunrise 31:477:47+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:3611:36 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 24:4812:48+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 21:019:01 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:3611:36 AM
Taitilauntil 24:5212:52+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1212:12 PM–13:181:18 PM
Pradoṣa 16:374:37 PM–18:386:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+1 AM

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. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:181:18 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 50 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:386:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā11:3611:36 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā24:48 00:4812:48 AM ThuPunarvasu
YogaŚukla21:019:01 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava11:3611:36 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra31:47 07:477:47 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 316
Day length
8 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:145:14 PM
Moonset
09:049:04 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:455:45 AM07:467:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:455:45 AM06:466:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:156:15 AM07:467:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:467:46 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:538:53 AM09:599:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0511:05 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM14:512:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:341:34 PM15:223:22 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:152:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:512:51 PM16:374:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:374:37 PM18:386:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:374:37 PM17:075:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:374:37 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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