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December 1986 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 17 December 1986 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 15:043:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:365:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:365:36 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:011:01 PM–13:361:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:244:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:265:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:347:34 PM–21:229:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:238:23 AM–09:279:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1911:19 AM–11:5311:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:171:17 PM–15:043:04 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

Lābha07:197:19 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Amṛta08:238:23 AM–09:279:27 AMgood
Kāla09:279:27 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Śubha10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMgood
Roga11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Udvega12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 PMavoid
Cara13:441:44 PM–14:492:49 PMneutral
Lābha14:492:49 PM–15:533:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega15:533:53 PM–17:495:49 PMavoid
Śubha17:495:49 PM–19:457:45 PMgood
Amṛta19:457:45 PM–21:409:40 PMgood
Cara21:409:40 PM–23:3611:36 PMneutral
Roga23:3611:36 PM–25:321:32+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:321:32+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:283:28+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMgood
Udvega29:245:24+1 AM–31:197:19+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19+1 AM

07:197:19 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 17:365:36 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 30:486:48+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 27:013:01+1 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:365:36 PM
Taitilauntil 30:526:52+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:565:56 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4012:40 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  4. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā17:365:36 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā30:48 06:486:48 AM ThuPunarvasu
YogaŚukla27:01 03:013:01 AM ThuBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava17:365:36 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 316
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:124:12 PM
Moonset
08:268:26 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1911:19 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3611:36 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:361:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:171:17 PM15:043:04 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:102:10 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:565:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:244:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:265:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:347:34 PM21:229:22 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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