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Monday 4 December 2017 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 11:4711:47 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

05:515:51 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:008:00 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 194° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 194° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:0810:08 AM–11:3211:32 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1911:19 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:355:35 PM–18:006:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:355:35 PM–18:496:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:197:19 AM–08:478:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1510:15 AM–11:4311:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0612:06 PM–12:5312:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:392:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:272:27 PM–15:143:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:141:14 AM+1–26:382:38 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

Amṛta05:515:51 AM–07:197:19 AMgood
Kāla07:197:19 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Śubha08:478:47 AM–10:1510:15 AMgood
Roga10:1510:15 AM–11:4311:43 AMavoid
Udvega11:4311:43 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:392:39 PMneutral
Lābha14:392:39 PM–16:074:07 PMgood
Amṛta16:074:07 PM–17:355:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:355:35 PM–19:077:07 PMneutral
Roga19:077:07 PM–20:398:39 PMavoid
Kāla20:398:39 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Udvega23:4311:43 PM–25:151:15 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:151:15 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1good
Amṛta26:472:47 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1good
Cara28:194:19 AM+1–29:515:51 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:515:51 AM+1

05:515:51 AM sunrise17:355:35 PM sunsetsunrise 29:515:51 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:008:00 AM
Dvitīyāuntil 28:174:17 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 17:505:50 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 14:372:37 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:008:00 AM
Taitilauntil 18:076:07 PM
Garauntil 28:174:17 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:197:19 AM–08:478:47 AM
Abhijit 11:1911:19 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:355:35 PM–19:137:13 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:478:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā08:008:00 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā17:505:50 PMĀrdrā
YogaSādhya14:372:37 PMŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava08:008:00 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:51 05:515:51 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 626
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
18:556:55 PM
Moonset
06:406:40 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:197:19 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:0810:08 AM11:3211:32 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1510:15 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1911:19 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:5312:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:143:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:392:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:272:27 PM15:143:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:143:14 PM17:355:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:355:35 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:355:35 PM18:006:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:355:35 PM18:496:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:141:14 AM+126:382:38 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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