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Monday 16 December 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, 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

07:437:43 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:582:58 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

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 191° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 191° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:455:45 AM–06:446:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:156:15 AM–07:437:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:116:11 PM–19:437:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:538:53 AM–10:0310:03 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1311:13 AM–12:2212:22 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:181:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:5112:51 PM–14:222:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:321:32 PM–14:422:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:103:10 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

Amṛta07:437:43 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Kāla08:538:53 AM–10:0310:03 AMavoid
Śubha10:0310:03 AM–11:1311:13 AMgood
Roga11:1311:13 AM–12:2212:22 PMavoid
Udvega12:2212:22 PM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Cara13:321:32 PM–14:422:42 PMneutral
Lābha14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Amṛta15:523:52 PM–17:025:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:025:02 PM–18:526:52 PMneutral
Roga18:526:52 PM–20:428:42 PMavoid
Kāla20:428:42 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Lābha22:3310:33 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2312:23+1 AM–26:132:13+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:132:13+1 AM–28:034:03+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:034:03+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMgood
Cara29:535:53+1 AM–31:437:43+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:437:43 AM to 31:437:43+1 AM

07:437:43 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:437:43+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 14:582:58 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 27:443:44+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 25:521:52+1 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:582:58 PM
Taitilauntil 26:082:08+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:538:53 AM–10:0310:03 AM
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:4112:41 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0310:03 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 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
VāraSomavāra31:43 07:437:43 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 195
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:395:39 PM
Moonset
08:468:46 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:455:45 AM07:437:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:455:45 AM06:446:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:156:15 AM07:437:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:437:43 AM09:359:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:0310:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:359:35 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1311:13 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:181:18 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5112:51 PM14:222:22 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:321:32 PM14:422:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:103:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:306:30 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
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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