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Saturday 12 December 2015 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 06:296:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:346:34 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:346:34 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:4611:46 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4611:46 AM
At noon, 11:4611:46 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Mūla, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:489:48 AM–11:2611:26 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:385:38 PM–18:036:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:385:38 PM–18:526:52 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:545:54 AM–07:227:22 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:545:54 AM–06:416:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:416:41 AM–07:287:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:508:50 AM–10:1810:18 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:141:14 PM–14:422:42 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:422:42 PM–16:204:20 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya25:591:59 AM+1–27:353:35 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

Kāla05:545:54 AM–07:227:22 AMavoid
Śubha07:227:22 AM–08:508:50 AMgood
Roga08:508:50 AM–10:1810:18 AMavoid
Udvega10:1810:18 AM–11:4611:46 AMavoid
Cara11:4611:46 AM–13:141:14 PMneutral
Lābha13:141:14 PM–14:422:42 PMgood
Amṛta14:422:42 PM–16:104:10 PMgood
Kāla16:104:10 PM–17:385:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:385:38 PM–19:107:10 PMgood
Udvega19:107:10 PM–20:428:42 PMavoid
Śubha20:428:42 PM–22:1410:14 PMgood
Amṛta22:1410:14 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Cara23:4611:46 PM–25:191:19 AM+1neutral
Roga25:191:19 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:512:51 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:234:23 AM+1–29:555:55 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:555:55 AM+1

05:545:54 AM sunrise17:385:38 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 06:346:34 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 16:204:20 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 22:2510:25 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:346:34 AM
Bālavauntil 18:276:27 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:508:50 AM–10:1810:18 AM
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Pradoṣa 17:385:38 PM–19:167:16 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1810:18 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā06:346:34 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla16:204:20 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa22:2510:25 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava06:346:34 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra29:55 05:555:55 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 903
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:506:50 AM
Moonset
18:546:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:545:54 AM07:227:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:545:54 AM06:416:41 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:416:41 AM07:287:28 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:1810:18 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:489:48 AM11:2611:26 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM15:173:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:141:14 PM14:422:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:422:42 PM16:204:20 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:173:17 PM17:385:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:385:38 PM19:167:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:385:38 PM18:036:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:385:38 PM18:526:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:591:59 AM+127:353:35 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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