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

Monday 15 December 1997 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 10:3710:37 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:289:28 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:289:28 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 193° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:011:01 PM–13:351:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:123:12 PM–16:474:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:228:22 AM–09:269:26 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:389:38 AM–11:1311:13 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3110:31 AM–11:3511:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5211:52 AM–12:2612:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:3912:39 PM–13:441:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:351:35 PM–14:092:09 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

Amṛta07:177:17 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Kāla08:228:22 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Śubha09:269:26 AM–10:3110:31 AMgood
Roga10:3110:31 AM–11:3511:35 AMavoid
Udvega11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Cara12:3912:39 PM–13:441:44 PMneutral
Lābha13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMgood
Amṛta14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:523:52 PM–17:485:48 PMneutral
Roga17:485:48 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Kāla19:447:44 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Lābha21:409:40 PM–23:3511:35 PMgood
Udvega23:3511:35 PM–25:311:31 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:311:31 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1good
Amṛta27:273:27 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1good
Cara29:225:22 AM+1–31:187:18 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:187:18 AM+1

07:177:17 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:289:28 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 25:081:08 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 25:141:14 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:289:28 AM
Taitilauntil 21:069:06 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:228:22 AM–09:269:26 AM
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:565:56 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 PM

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 09:269:26 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā09:289:28 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā25:08 01:081:08 AM TuePunarvasu
YogaŚukla25:14 01:141:14 AM TueBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava09:289:28 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:18 07:187:18 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 332
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:235:23 PM
Moonset
07:437:43 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:389:38 AM11:1311:13 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM11:3511:35 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:2612:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:092:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3912:39 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:351:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:351:35 PM14:092:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:092:09 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:123:12 PM16:474:47 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk15:523:52 PM17:565:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:523:52 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:523:52 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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