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Monday 4 December 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:178:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:304:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:304:30 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 189° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:0312:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:231:23 PM–14:032:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:424:42 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:424:42 PM–18:076:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:386:38 PM–20:028:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:597:59 AM–09:149:14 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1510:15 AM–11:3911:39 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2910:29 AM–11:4311:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0312:03 PM–12:4312:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5812:58 PM–14:132:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:032:03 PM–14:432:43 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

Amṛta06:456:45 AM–07:597:59 AMgood
Kāla07:597:59 AM–09:149:14 AMavoid
Śubha09:149:14 AM–10:2910:29 AMgood
Roga10:2910:29 AM–11:4311:43 AMavoid
Udvega11:4311:43 AM–12:5812:58 PMavoid
Cara12:5812:58 PM–14:132:13 PMneutral
Lābha14:132:13 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Amṛta15:283:28 PM–16:424:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:424:42 PM–18:286:28 PMneutral
Roga18:286:28 PM–20:138:13 PMavoid
Kāla20:138:13 PM–21:589:58 PMavoid
Lābha21:589:58 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Udvega23:4411:44 PM–25:291:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:291:29 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1good
Amṛta27:153:15 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1good
Cara29:005:00 AM+1–30:456:45 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:456:45 AM+1

06:456:45 AM sunrise16:424:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:304:30 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 26:202:20 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 23:0711:07 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:304:30 PM
Taitilauntil 26:372:37 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:597:59 AM–09:149:14 AM
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Pradoṣa 16:424:42 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08 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 09:149:14 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0312:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 58 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā16:304:30 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā26:20 02:202:20 AM TueĀrdrā
YogaSādhya23:0711:07 PMŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava16:304:30 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 626
Day length
9 h 58 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:465:46 PM
Moonset
07:047:04 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:597:59 AM09:149:14 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1510:15 AM11:3911:39 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2910:29 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:0312:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4312:43 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5812:58 PM14:132:13 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:231:23 PM14:032:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:032:03 PM14:432:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:424:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:424:42 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:424:42 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:424:42 PM18:076:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:386:38 PM20:028:02 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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