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December 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 23 December 1999 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 20:318:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:474:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:386:38 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:568:56 AM–10:2010:20 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:548:54 AM–10:1410:14 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:479:47 AM–10:2910:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:002:00 PM–14:432:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:204:20+1 AM–29:465:46+1 AMa 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

Śubha06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Roga07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Udvega08:548:54 AM–10:1410:14 AMavoid
Cara10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMneutral
Lābha11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Amṛta12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMgood
Kāla14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Śubha15:303:30 PM–16:494:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:494:49 PM–18:306:30 PMgood
Cara18:306:30 PM–20:118:11 PMneutral
Roga20:118:11 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Kāla21:529:52 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Lābha23:3311:33 PM–25:141:14+1 AMgood
Udvega25:141:14+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:552:55+1 AM–28:364:36+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:364:36+1 AM–30:166:16+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:166:16+1 AM

06:166:16 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:474:47 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 17:425:42 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 06:396:39 AM
Brahmauntil 26:262:26+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:386:38 AM
Kaulavauntil 16:474:47 PM
Taitilauntil 27:003:00+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:376:37 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 PM

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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:112:11 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  13. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā16:474:47 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā17:425:42 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla06:396:39 AMBrahma
KaraṇaBālava06:386:38 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:16 06:166:16 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 070
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:485:48 PM
Moonset
06:376:37 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:166:16 AM07:357:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:1410:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:568:56 AM10:2010:20 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:479:47 AM10:2910:29 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1211:12 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:002:00 PM14:432:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:204:20+1 AM29:465:46+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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