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December 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 15 December 2001 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 04:474:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:534:53 AM+1.

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

08:008:00 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

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 3° ahead of it, in Mūla, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 3° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

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
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:3812:38 AM+1–26:172:17 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:177:17 AM–08:228:22 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:177:17 AM–07:527:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:527:52 AM–08:268:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:269:26 AM–10:3110:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3912:39 PM–13:441:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:452:45 PM–16:244:24 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya29:355:35 AM+1–31:147:14 AM+1a 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

Kāla07:177:17 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Śubha08:228:22 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Roga09:269:26 AM–10:3110:31 AMavoid
Udvega10:3110:31 AM–11:3511:35 AMavoid
Cara11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PMneutral
Lābha12:3912:39 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Amṛta13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMgood
Kāla14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha15:523:52 PM–17:485:48 PMgood
Udvega17:485:48 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Śubha19:447:44 PM–21:409:40 PMgood
Amṛta21:409:40 PM–23:3511:35 PMgood
Cara23:3511:35 PM–25:311:31 AM+1neutral
Roga25:311:31 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:273:27 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:235:23 AM+1–31:187:18 AM+1good

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 28:534:53 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 31:147:14 AM+1
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 08:008:00 AM
Gaṇḍauntil 30:556:55 AM+1
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 16:464:46 PM
Bavauntil 28:534:53 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:269:26 AM–10:3110:31 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3110:31 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  12. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā28:53 04:534:53 AM SunDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla31:14 07:147:14 AM SunPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaŚūla08:008:00 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKiṃstughna16:464:46 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra31:18 07:187:18 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 793
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:317:31 AM
Moonset
16:074:07 PM

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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:228:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:177:17 AM07:527:52 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:527:52 AM08:268:26 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:092:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3912:39 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:351:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:092:09 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:452:45 PM16:244:24 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:3812:38 AM+126:172:17 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:355:35 AM+131:147:14 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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