12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
December 1953 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 21 December 1953 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 19:437:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:306:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4311:43 AM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 188° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 188° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2111:21 AM–11:5511:55 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:1012:10 PM–13:441:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:031:03 PM–13:381:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:543:54 PM–16:254:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:543:54 PM–17:275:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:268:26 AM–09:309:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–11:3811:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:2912:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4212:42 PM–13:461:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:381:38 PM–14:122:12 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

Amṛta07:217:21 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Kāla08:268:26 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Śubha09:309:30 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–11:3811:38 AMavoid
Udvega11:3811:38 AM–12:4212:42 PMavoid
Cara12:4212:42 PM–13:461:46 PMneutral
Lābha13:461:46 PM–14:502:50 PMgood
Amṛta14:502:50 PM–15:543:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:543:54 PM–17:505:50 PMneutral
Roga17:505:50 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Kāla19:467:46 PM–21:429:42 PMavoid
Lābha21:429:42 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Udvega23:3811:38 PM–25:341:34+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:341:34+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:303:30+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMgood
Cara29:265:26+1 AM–31:227:22+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:217:21 AM to 31:227:22+1 AM

07:217:21 AM sunrise15:543:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:227:22+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:306:30 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 21:579:57 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 11:4311:43 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:306:30 PM
Taitilauntil 30:066:06+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:268:26 AM–09:309:30 AM
Abhijit 11:2111:21 AM–11:5511:55 AM
Pradoṣa 15:543:54 PM–17:585:58 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02+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 09:309:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5511:55 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:585:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā18:306:30 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā21:579:57 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla11:4311:43 AMBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava18:306:30 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:22 07:227:22 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2010
Śaka
1875
Kali
5054
Ahargaṇa
1 846 267
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:364:36 PM
Moonset
08:018:01 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2111:21 AM11:5511:55 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:2912:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1012:10 PM13:441:44 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2912:29 PM14:122:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4212:42 PM13:461:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:031:03 PM13:381:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:381:38 PM14:122:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:122:12 PM15:543:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:543:54 PM17:585:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:543:54 PM16:254:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:543:54 PM17:275:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°13′06″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
46°35′ N 125°00′ E · GeoNames 2037860
‹ Sun 20 DecTodayTue 22 Dec ›