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Tuesday 15 December 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 19:177:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:374:37 PM.

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

16:374:37 PM

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 9° ahead of it, in Mūla, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0811:08 AM–11:5011:50 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:081:08 PM–14:362:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:151:15 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–18:076:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:198:19 AM–09:019:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:518:51 AM–10:1010:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2911:29 AM–12:4812:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:082:08 PM–15:273:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:335:33 PM–19:017:01 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:0910:09 PM–23:0311:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:024:02 AM+1–29:325:32 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

Roga06:126:12 AM–07:317:31 AMavoid
Udvega07:317:31 AM–08:518:51 AMavoid
Cara08:518:51 AM–10:1010:10 AMneutral
Lābha10:1010:10 AM–11:2911:29 AMgood
Amṛta11:2911:29 AM–12:4812:48 PMgood
Kāla12:4812:48 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Śubha14:082:08 PM–15:273:27 PMgood
Roga15:273:27 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:464:46 PM–18:276:27 PMavoid
Lābha18:276:27 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Udvega20:088:08 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Śubha21:499:49 PM–23:2911:29 PMgood
Amṛta23:2911:29 PM–25:101:10 AM+1good
Cara25:101:10 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1neutral
Roga26:512:51 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:324:32 AM+1–30:136:13 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13 AM+1

06:126:12 AM sunrise16:464:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:136:13 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:374:37 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 19:017:01 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 19:017:01 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:374:37 PM
Bālavauntil 27:273:27 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0811:08 AM–11:5011:50 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:082:08 PM–15:273:27 PM
Pradoṣa 16:464:46 PM–18:346:34 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5011:50 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:273:27 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:346:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  9. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5311:53 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā16:374:37 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla19:017:01 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa19:017:01 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava16:374:37 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:13 06:136:13 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 733
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:496:49 AM
Moonset
17:315:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:2610:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:198:19 AM09:019:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:518:51 AM10:1010:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0511:05 AM11:5311:53 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0811:08 AM11:5011:50 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2911:29 AM12:4812:48 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3312:33 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:081:08 PM14:362:36 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:151:15 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:273:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:464:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:464:46 PM18:346:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:464:46 PM17:135:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:464:46 PM18:076:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:335:33 PM19:017:01 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0910:09 PM23:0311:03 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0511:05 PM23:5311:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:024:02 AM+129:325:32 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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