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Sunday 12 December 2004 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 04:294:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4612:46 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0710:07 AM

Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.

Noon

11:2811:28 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2811:28 AM
At noon, 11:2811:28 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 4° ahead of it, in Mūla, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 4° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–11:4911:49 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:131:13 PM–13:561:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:454:45 PM–17:125:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:454:45 PM–18:066:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:311:31 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2811:28 AM–12:4712:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:062:06 PM–15:263:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:203:20 PM–16:034:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:263:26 PM–16:454:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:075:07 PM–18:316:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya29:435:43 AM+1–31:077:07 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

Udvega06:106:10 AM–07:307:30 AMavoid
Cara07:307:30 AM–08:498:49 AMneutral
Lābha08:498:49 AM–10:0810:08 AMgood
Amṛta10:0810:08 AM–11:2811:28 AMgood
Kāla11:2811:28 AM–12:4712:47 PMavoid
Śubha12:4712:47 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Roga14:062:06 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Udvega15:263:26 PM–16:454:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:454:45 PM–18:266:26 PMgood
Amṛta18:266:26 PM–20:078:07 PMgood
Cara20:078:07 PM–21:479:47 PMneutral
Roga21:479:47 PM–23:2811:28 PMavoid
Kāla23:2811:28 PM–25:091:09 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:091:09 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1good
Udvega26:492:49 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:304:30 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1

06:106:10 AM sunrise16:454:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 10:0710:07 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 15:013:01 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 14:382:38 PM
Bavauntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–11:4911:49 AM
Rāhu kāla 15:263:26 PM–16:454:45 PM
Pradoṣa 16:454:45 PM–18:336:33 PM
Niśītha 23:0411:04 PM–23:5211:52 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4911:49 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  5. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:454:45 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:336:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5211:52 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā24:46 00:4612:46 AM MonDvitīyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā10:0710:07 AMMūla
YogaŚūla15:013:01 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKiṃstughna14:382:38 PMBava
VāraRavivāra30:11 06:116:11 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 886
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
06:306:30 AM
Moonset
17:005:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:2410:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0411:04 AM11:5211:52 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:4911:49 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2811:28 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3112:31 PM14:382:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:131:13 PM13:561:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:382:38 PM16:454:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:203:20 PM16:034:03 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:263:26 PM16:454:45 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:454:45 PM18:336:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:454:45 PM17:125:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:454:45 PM18:066:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:075:07 PM18:316:31 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0411:04 PM23:5211:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:311:31 AM+126:552:55 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:435:43 AM+131:077:07 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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