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Friday 14 December 2012 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 11:4211:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:008:00 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:008:00 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:2911:29 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2911:29 AM
At noon, 11:2911:29 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 14° ahead of it, in Mūla, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 14° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:466:46 AM–08:118:11 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–11:5011:50 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:141:14 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:464:46 PM–17:135:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:464:46 PM–18:066:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:295:29 AM+1–30:546:54 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:317:31 AM–08:508:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:188:18 AM–09:019:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0910:09 AM–11:2911:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5910:59 AM–12:2412:24 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:5011:50 AM–12:3212:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:072:07 PM–15:263:26 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:568:56 PM–22:2210:22 PMa 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

Cara06:126:12 AM–07:317:31 AMneutral
Lābha07:317:31 AM–08:508:50 AMgood
Amṛta08:508:50 AM–10:0910:09 AMgood
Kāla10:0910:09 AM–11:2911:29 AMavoid
Śubha11:2911:29 AM–12:4812:48 PMgood
Roga12:4812:48 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Udvega14:072:07 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Cara15:263:26 PM–16:464:46 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:464:46 PM–18:276:27 PMavoid
Kāla18:276:27 PM–20:078:07 PMavoid
Lābha20:078:07 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Udvega21:489:48 PM–23:2911:29 PMavoid
Śubha23:2911:29 PM–25:101:10 AM+1good
Amṛta25:101:10 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1good
Cara26:512:51 AM+1–28:314:31 AM+1neutral
Roga28:314:31 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:126:12 AM+1

06:126:12 AM sunrise16:464:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:008:00 AM
Dvitīyāuntil 28:334:33 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 12:2412:24 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 14:152:15 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:008:00 AM
Bālavauntil 18:146:14 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:334:33 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0910:09 AM–11:2911:29 AM
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–11:5011:50 AM
Pradoṣa 16:464:46 PM–18:336:33 PM
Niśītha 23:0511:05 PM–23:5311:53 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2911:29 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5011:50 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  7. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:336:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5311:53 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā08:008:00 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla12:2412:24 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa14:152:15 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava08:008:00 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:12 06:126:12 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 810
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:007:00 AM
Moonset
18:056:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:466:46 AM08:118:11 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:317:31 AM08:508:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:2510:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:188:18 AM09:019:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0910:09 AM11:2911:29 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5910:59 AM12:2412:24 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0511:05 AM11:5311:53 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:5011:50 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3212:32 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3212:32 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:141:14 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:464:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:464:46 PM18:336:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:464:46 PM17:135:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:464:46 PM18:066:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:568:56 PM22:2210:22 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0511:05 PM23:5311:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:295:29 AM+130:546:54 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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