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Tuesday 18 December 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 03:063:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0012:00 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:447:44 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:459:45 AM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 185° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 185° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:456:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:166:16 AM–07:447:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1910:19 PM–23:4511:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:369:36 AM–10:1310:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0410:04 AM–11:1411:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2312:23 PM–13:331:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:432:43 PM–15:533:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:175:17 PM–18:436:43 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5610:56 PM–23:5411:54 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

Roga07:447:44 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Udvega08:548:54 AM–10:0410:04 AMavoid
Cara10:0410:04 AM–11:1411:14 AMneutral
Lābha11:1411:14 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Amṛta12:2312:23 PM–13:331:33 PMgood
Kāla13:331:33 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Śubha14:432:43 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Roga15:533:53 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:035:03 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid
Lābha18:536:53 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Udvega20:438:43 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Śubha22:3310:33 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2412:24 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1good
Cara26:142:14 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1neutral
Roga28:044:04 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:545:54 AM+1–31:457:45 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:447:44 AM to 31:457:45 AM+1

07:447:44 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:457:45 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:0012:00 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 09:459:45 AM
Ārdrāuntil 31:177:17 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 25:351:35 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:351:35 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:0012:00 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:4212:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:432:43 PM–15:533:53 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:533:53 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  12. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā24:00 00:0012:00 AM TueDvitīyā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā09:459:45 AMĀrdrā
YogaŚukla25:35 01:351:35 AM WedBrahma
KaraṇaBālava13:351:35 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:45 07:457:45 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 360
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:505:50 PM
Moonset
07:477:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:465:46 AM07:447:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:465:46 AM06:456:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:166:16 AM07:447:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:447:44 AM09:369:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:369:36 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:369:36 AM10:1310:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0410:04 AM11:1411:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:432:43 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:316:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:175:17 PM18:436:43 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1910:19 PM23:4511:45 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5610:56 PM23:5411:54 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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