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Thursday 24 December 2026 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 06:586:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:083:08 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5112:51 PM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 183° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 183° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:055:05 PM–18:286:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:485:48 PM–18:156:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:485:48 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:047:04 AM–08:258:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:459:45 AM–11:0611:06 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3910:39 AM–11:2211:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:1212:12 PM–13:361:36 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:471:47 PM–15:073:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:562:56 PM–15:393:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha07:047:04 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Roga08:258:25 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Udvega09:459:45 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Cara11:0611:06 AM–12:2612:26 PMneutral
Lābha12:2612:26 PM–13:471:47 PMgood
Amṛta13:471:47 PM–15:073:07 PMgood
Kāla15:073:07 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid
Śubha16:284:28 PM–17:485:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:485:48 PM–19:287:28 PMgood
Cara19:287:28 PM–21:079:07 PMneutral
Roga21:079:07 PM–22:4710:47 PMavoid
Kāla22:4710:47 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2612:26 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1good
Udvega26:062:06 AM+1–27:453:45 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:453:45 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1good
Amṛta29:255:25 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:047:04 AM sunrise17:485:48 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 27:083:08 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 25:471:47 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 12:5112:51 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:025:02 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:083:08 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:471:47 PM–15:073:07 PM
Pradoṣa 17:485:48 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02 AM+1–24:5012:50 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:073:07 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā27:08 03:083:08 AM FriDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā25:47 01:471:47 AM FriPunarvasu
YogaŚukla12:5112:51 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBālava17:025:02 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:05 07:057:05 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 933
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:116:11 PM
Moonset
07:147:14 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:258:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:459:45 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3910:39 AM11:2211:22 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1212:12 PM13:361:36 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:471:47 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:562:56 PM15:393:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM17:485:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:055:05 PM18:286:28 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:485:48 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:485:48 PM18:156:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:485:48 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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