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Saturday 29 December 1917 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 17:515:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:276:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:276:27 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 189° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:515:51 AM–06:506:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:216:21 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:095:09 PM–17:385:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:095:09 PM–18:376:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:055:05+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:497:49 AM–08:598:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:497:49 AM–08:268:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:268:26 AM–09:039:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0910:09 AM–11:1911:19 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:391:39 PM–14:492:49 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:566:56 PM–20:388:38 PMa 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

Kāla07:497:49 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Śubha08:598:59 AM–10:0910:09 AMgood
Roga10:0910:09 AM–11:1911:19 AMavoid
Udvega11:1911:19 AM–12:2912:29 PMavoid
Cara12:2912:29 PM–13:391:39 PMneutral
Lābha13:391:39 PM–14:492:49 PMgood
Amṛta14:492:49 PM–15:593:59 PMgood
Kāla15:593:59 PM–17:095:09 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:095:09 PM–18:596:59 PMgood
Udvega18:596:59 PM–20:498:49 PMavoid
Śubha20:498:49 PM–22:3910:39 PMgood
Amṛta22:3910:39 PM–24:2912:29+1 AMgood
Cara24:2912:29+1 AM–26:192:19+1 AMneutral
Roga26:192:19+1 AM–28:094:09+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:094:09+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:595:59+1 AM–31:497:49+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49+1 AM

07:497:49 AM sunrise17:095:09 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:276:27 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 31:387:38+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 28:404:40+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:276:27 PM
Taitilauntil 30:566:56+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0910:09 AM–11:1911:19 AM
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 17:095:09 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05+1 AM–24:5312:53+1 AM

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 11:1911:19 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 20 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā18:276:27 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu31:38 07:387:38 AM SunPuṣya
YogaIndra28:40 04:404:40 AM SunVaidhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava18:276:27 PMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra31:49 07:497:49 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1974
Śaka
1839
Kali
5018
Ahargaṇa
1 833 126
Day length
9 h 20 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:086:08 PM
Moonset
08:148:14 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:515:51 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:515:51 AM06:506:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:216:21 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:419:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:497:49 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:497:49 AM08:268:26 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:268:26 AM09:039:03 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:419:41 AM11:3311:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0910:09 AM11:1911:19 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:173:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:391:39 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:173:17 PM17:095:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:095:09 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:095:09 PM17:385:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:095:09 PM18:376:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:566:56 PM20:388:38 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05+1 AM24:5312:53+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:055:05+1 AM30:476:47+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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