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Monday 4 December 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:179:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:305:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:216:21 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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 muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:535:53 PM–18:176:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:535:53 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:387:38 PM–21:029:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:377:37 AM–09:059:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3310:33 AM–12:0112:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1511:15 AM–12:3912:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:2412:24 PM–13:111:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:291:29 PM–14:572:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:452:45 PM–15:323:32 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

Amṛta06:096:09 AM–07:377:37 AMgood
Kāla07:377:37 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Śubha09:059:05 AM–10:3310:33 AMgood
Roga10:3310:33 AM–12:0112:01 PMavoid
Udvega12:0112:01 PM–13:291:29 PMavoid
Cara13:291:29 PM–14:572:57 PMneutral
Lābha14:572:57 PM–16:254:25 PMgood
Amṛta16:254:25 PM–17:535:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:535:53 PM–19:257:25 PMneutral
Roga19:257:25 PM–20:578:57 PMavoid
Kāla20:578:57 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Lābha22:2910:29 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0112:01+1 AM–25:331:33+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:331:33+1 AM–27:053:05+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:053:05+1 AM–28:374:37+1 AMgood
Cara28:374:37+1 AM–30:096:09+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:096:09+1 AM

06:096:09 AM sunrise17:535:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 17:305:30 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 06:216:21 AM
Mṛgaśirāuntil 27:203:20+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 24:0712:07+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:237:23 AM
Kaulavauntil 17:305:30 PM
Taitilauntil 27:373:37+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:377:37 AM–09:059:05 AM
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Pradoṣa 17:535:53 PM–19:317:31 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+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. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:059:05 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:317:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 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 Pratipadā17:305:30 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRohiṇī06:216:21 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya24:07 00:0712:07 AM TueŚubha
KaraṇaBālava07:237:23 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:09 06:096:09 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 626
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
18:496:49 PM
Moonset
06:336:33 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:377:37 AM09:059:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3310:33 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1511:15 AM12:3912:39 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:111:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:291:29 PM14:572:57 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:452:45 PM15:323:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:535:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:535:53 PM19:317:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:535:53 PM18:176:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:535:53 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:387:38 PM21:029:02 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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