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Thursday 10 December 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 08:528:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1711:17 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:387:38 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1711:17 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Mūla, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:387:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:177:17 PM–21:059:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:387:38 AM–08:488:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:308:30 AM–10:1810:18 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:599:59 AM–11:0911:09 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4610:46 AM–11:2311:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:301:30 PM–14:402:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:312:31 PM–15:083:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:4112:41 AM+1–26:282:28 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

Śubha07:387:38 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Roga08:488:48 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Udvega09:599:59 AM–11:0911:09 AMavoid
Cara11:0911:09 AM–12:1912:19 PMneutral
Lābha12:1912:19 PM–13:301:30 PMgood
Amṛta13:301:30 PM–14:402:40 PMgood
Kāla14:402:40 PM–15:503:50 PMavoid
Śubha15:503:50 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:015:01 PM–18:516:51 PMgood
Cara18:516:51 PM–20:408:40 PMneutral
Roga20:408:40 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Kāla22:3010:30 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2012:20 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1good
Udvega26:102:10 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:593:59 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1good
Amṛta29:495:49 AM+1–31:397:39 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:387:38 AM to 31:397:39 AM+1

07:387:38 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:397:39 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:1711:17 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 26:282:28 AM+1
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 11:5511:55 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:1711:17 AM
Bālavauntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:301:30 PM–14:402:40 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:402:40 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā11:1711:17 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla26:28 02:282:28 AM FriPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaŚūla11:5511:55 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava11:1711:17 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:39 07:397:39 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 919
Day length
9 h 23 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:538:53 AM
Moonset
17:405:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:387:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:387:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:387:38 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:387:38 AM08:488:48 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:308:30 AM10:1810:18 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:599:59 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4610:46 AM11:2311:23 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:083:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:301:30 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:312:31 PM15:083:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:083:08 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:177:17 PM21:059:05 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:4112:41 AM+126:282:28 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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