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Monday 16 December 2024 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 11:0211:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:588:58 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

08:588:58 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 194° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 194° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:455:45 AM–06:456:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:156:15 AM–07:467:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:1112:11 PM–13:431:43 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

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:528:52 AM–09:599:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0511:05 AM–12:1112:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2912:29 PM–13:041:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:181:18 PM–14:242:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:152:15 PM–14:502:50 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

Amṛta07:467:46 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Kāla08:528:52 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Śubha09:599:59 AM–11:0511:05 AMgood
Roga11:0511:05 AM–12:1112:11 PMavoid
Udvega12:1112:11 PM–13:181:18 PMavoid
Cara13:181:18 PM–14:242:24 PMneutral
Lābha14:242:24 PM–15:303:30 PMgood
Amṛta15:303:30 PM–16:374:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:374:37 PM–18:306:30 PMneutral
Roga18:306:30 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Kāla20:248:24 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Lābha22:1810:18 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Udvega24:1212:12 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:052:05 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1good
Amṛta27:593:59 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1good
Cara29:535:53 AM+1–31:477:47 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:467:46 AM sunrise16:374:37 PM sunsetsunrise 31:477:47 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:588:58 AM
Dvitīyāuntil 31:277:27 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 21:449:44 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 19:527:52 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:588:58 AM
Taitilauntil 20:088:08 PM
Garauntil 31:277:27 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:528:52 AM–09:599:59 AM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 16:374:37 PM–18:386:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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 09:599:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:386:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā08:588:58 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā21:449:44 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla19:527:52 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava08:588:58 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:47 07:477:47 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 195
Day length
8 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:245:24 PM
Moonset
09:099:09 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:455:45 AM07:467:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:455:45 AM06:456:45 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
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:528:52 AM09:599:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0511:05 AM12:1112:11 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1112:11 PM13:431:43 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:041:04 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM14:502:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:152:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:152:15 PM14:502:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:502:50 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 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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