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Monday 16 December 2024 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 17:025:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:582:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:582:58 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 190° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 190° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–11:5311:53 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • 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–17:255:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:116:11 PM–19:437:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:238:23 AM–09:279:27 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3110:31 AM–11:3611:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5311:53 AM–12:2712:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5112:51 PM–14:222:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:361:36 PM–14:102:10 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

Amṛta07:187:18 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Kāla08:238:23 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Śubha09:279:27 AM–10:3110:31 AMgood
Roga10:3110:31 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Udvega11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Cara12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 PMneutral
Lābha13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMgood
Amṛta14:482:48 PM–15:533:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:533:53 PM–17:495:49 PMneutral
Roga17:495:49 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Kāla19:447:44 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Lābha21:409:40 PM–23:3611:36 PMgood
Udvega23:3611:36 PM–25:321:32 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:321:32 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1good
Amṛta27:283:28 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Cara29:235:23 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:187:18 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 14:582:58 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 27:443:44 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 25:521:52 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:582:58 PM
Taitilauntil 26:082:08 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:238:23 AM–09:279:27 AM
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:565:56 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:279:27 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā14:582:58 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā27:44 03:443:44 AM TuePunarvasu
YogaŚukla25:52 01:521:52 AM TueBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava14:582:58 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 195
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:184:18 PM
Moonset
08:298:29 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:2712:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4012:40 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5112:51 PM14:222:22 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:361:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:361:36 PM14:102:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
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 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:116:11 PM19:437:43 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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