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December 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 1 December 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 08:148:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:108:10 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:108:10 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 14° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 14° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:058:05 AM–09:339:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0111:01 AM–12:3012:30 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5312:53 PM–13:401:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:263:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:143:14 PM–16:014:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:299:29 PM–23:0511:05 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Amṛta06:376:37 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Kāla08:058:05 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Śubha09:339:33 AM–11:0111:01 AMgood
Roga11:0111:01 AM–12:3012:30 PMavoid
Udvega12:3012:30 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:263:26 PMneutral
Lābha15:263:26 PM–16:544:54 PMgood
Amṛta16:544:54 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:226:22 PM–19:547:54 PMneutral
Roga19:547:54 PM–21:269:26 PMavoid
Kāla21:269:26 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Lābha22:5810:58 PM–24:3012:30+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3012:30+1 AM–26:022:02+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:022:02+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:343:34+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMgood
Cara29:065:06+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38+1 AM

06:376:37 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:108:10 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 13:281:28 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 15:453:45 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:108:10 AM
Bālavauntil 19:587:58 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:058:05 AM–09:339:33 AM
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:5312:53 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06+1 AM–24:5412:54+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:339:33 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  7. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā08:108:10 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā13:281:28 PMMūla
YogaDhṛti15:453:45 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava08:108:10 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:38 06:386:38 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 318
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
07:327:32 AM
Moonset
19:367:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0111:01 AM12:3012:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:401:40 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:143:14 PM16:014:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:299:29 PM23:0511:05 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06+1 AM24:5412:54+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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