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December 1961 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 23 December 1961 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 08:428:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:259:25 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:259:25 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 193° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 193° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:041:04 PM–13:391:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:553:55 PM–16:264:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:553:55 PM–17:285:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:227:22 AM–08:278:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:227:22 AM–07:577:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:577:57 AM–08:318:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:319:31 AM–10:3510:35 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:5810:58 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMa 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

Kāla07:227:22 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Śubha08:278:27 AM–09:319:31 AMgood
Roga09:319:31 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Udvega10:3510:35 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Cara11:3911:39 AM–12:4312:43 PMneutral
Lābha12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PMgood
Amṛta13:471:47 PM–14:512:51 PMgood
Kāla14:512:51 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha15:553:55 PM–17:515:51 PMgood
Udvega17:515:51 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid
Śubha19:477:47 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Amṛta21:439:43 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Cara23:3911:39 PM–25:351:35+1 AMneutral
Roga25:351:35+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:313:31+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:275:27+1 AM–31:237:23+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23+1 AM

07:227:22 AM sunrise15:553:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:259:25 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 10:0410:04 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 20:078:07 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:259:25 AM
Taitilauntil 21:599:59 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:319:31 AM–10:3510:35 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AM
Pradoṣa 15:553:55 PM–17:595:59 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3510:35 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 11:5611:56 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 17:595:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā09:259:25 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā10:0410:04 AMPunarvasu
YogaBrahma20:078:07 PMIndra
KaraṇaKaulava09:259:25 AMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra31:23 07:237:23 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2018
Śaka
1883
Kali
5062
Ahargaṇa
1 849 191
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:205:20 PM
Moonset
07:537:53 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:227:22 AM08:278:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:227:22 AM07:577:57 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:577:57 AM08:318:31 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:3510:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM11:5611:56 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:132:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM13:471:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:041:04 PM13:391:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:132:13 PM15:553:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:553:55 PM17:595:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:553:55 PM16:264:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:553:55 PM17:285:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:5810:58 PM24:4112:41+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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