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Saturday 12 December 2015 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 18:296:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:346:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4711:47 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Mūla, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–11:5111:51 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:001:00 PM–13:341:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:245:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:489:48 PM–23:2611:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:157:15 AM–08:198:19 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:157:15 AM–07:497:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:497:49 AM–08:248:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:249:24 AM–10:2910:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0112:01 PM–13:391:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3812:38 PM–13:431:43 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:422:42 AM+1–28:204:20 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

Kāla07:157:15 AM–08:198:19 AMavoid
Śubha08:198:19 AM–09:249:24 AMgood
Roga09:249:24 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Udvega10:2910:29 AM–11:3311:33 AMavoid
Cara11:3311:33 AM–12:3812:38 PMneutral
Lābha12:3812:38 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Amṛta13:431:43 PM–14:472:47 PMgood
Kāla14:472:47 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha15:523:52 PM–17:475:47 PMgood
Udvega17:475:47 PM–19:437:43 PMavoid
Śubha19:437:43 PM–21:389:38 PMgood
Amṛta21:389:38 PM–23:3411:34 PMgood
Cara23:3411:34 PM–25:291:29 AM+1neutral
Roga25:291:29 AM+1–27:253:25 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:253:25 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:205:20 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:346:34 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 28:204:20 AM+1
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 11:4711:47 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:346:34 PM
Bālavauntil 30:276:27 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:249:24 AM–10:2910:29 AM
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:1011:10 PM–23:5811:58 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2910:29 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5111:51 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5811:58 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā18:346:34 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla28:20 04:204:20 AM SunPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaŚūla11:4711:47 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava18:346:34 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra31:15 07:157:15 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 903
Day length
8 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:277:27 AM
Moonset
16:574:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:198:19 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:157:15 AM07:497:49 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:497:49 AM08:248:24 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:249:24 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0112:01 PM13:391:39 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2512:25 PM14:092:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3812:38 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:001:00 PM13:341:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:092:09 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:523:52 PM17:555:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:523:52 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:523:52 PM17:245:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:489:48 PM23:2611:26 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1011:10 PM23:5811:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:422:42 AM+128:204:20 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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