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Thursday 23 December 1999 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 01:311:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:479:47 PM.

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

11:3811:38 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

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 186° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 186° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:041:04 PM–13:381:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:561:56 PM–15:203:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli15:553:55 PM–16:264:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:553:55 PM–17:285:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:227:22 AM–08:268:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:029:02 AM–10:2610:26 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:309:30 AM–10:3510:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1310:13 AM–10:4710:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:381:38 PM–14:132:13 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

Śubha07:227:22 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Roga08:268:26 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Udvega09:309:30 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Cara10:3510:35 AM–11:3911:39 AMneutral
Lābha11:3911:39 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Amṛta12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PMgood
Kāla13:471:47 PM–14:512:51 PMavoid
Śubha14:512:51 PM–15:553:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:553:55 PM–17:515:51 PMgood
Cara17:515:51 PM–19:477:47 PMneutral
Roga19:477:47 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Kāla21:439:43 PM–23:3911:39 PMavoid
Lābha23:3911:39 PM–25:351:35 AM+1good
Udvega25:351:35 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:313:31 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1good
Amṛta29:275:27 AM+1–31:237:23 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:227:22 AM sunrise15:553:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 21:479:47 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 22:4210:42 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:3811:38 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:479:47 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PM
Pradoṣa 15:553:55 PM–17:595:59 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5611:56 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:471:47 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:595:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā21:479:47 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā22:4210:42 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla11:3911:39 AMBrahma
KaraṇaBālava11:3811:38 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:23 07:237:23 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 070
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:454:45 PM
Moonset
07:257:25 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:227:22 AM08:268:26 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:029:02 AM10:2610:26 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:309:30 AM10:3510:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1310:13 AM10:4710:47 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM13:471:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:041:04 PM13:381:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:381:38 PM14:132:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:561:56 PM15:203:20 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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