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Friday 14 December 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 16:424:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:001:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:467:46 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:001:00 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Mūla, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:595:59 AM–06:526:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:266:26 AM–07:467:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:4611:46 AM–13:111:11 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:251:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika09:069:06 AM–10:2510:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:539:53 AM–10:3610:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4411:44 AM–13:041:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:251:25 PM–14:072:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:433:43 PM–17:025:02 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:593:59 PM–17:245:24 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya25:561:56 AM+1–27:223:22 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

Cara07:467:46 AM–09:069:06 AMneutral
Lābha09:069:06 AM–10:2510:25 AMgood
Amṛta10:2510:25 AM–11:4411:44 AMgood
Kāla11:4411:44 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Śubha13:041:04 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Roga14:232:23 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Udvega15:433:43 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid
Cara17:025:02 PM–18:216:21 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:216:21 PM–20:028:02 PMavoid
Kāla20:028:02 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Lābha21:439:43 PM–23:2311:23 PMgood
Udvega23:2311:23 PM–25:041:04 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:041:04 AM+1–26:452:45 AM+1good
Amṛta26:452:45 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1good
Cara28:254:25 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1neutral
Roga30:066:06 AM+1–31:477:47 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:467:46 AM to 31:477:47 AM+1

07:467:46 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 31:477:47 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 13:001:00 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 17:245:24 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 19:157:15 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:001:00 PM
Bālavauntil 23:1411:14 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4411:44 AM–13:041:04 PM
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:251:25 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:4012:40 AM+1–25:281:28 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:041:04 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:251:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:281:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā13:001:00 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla17:245:24 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa19:157:15 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava13:001:00 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra31:47 07:477:47 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 810
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:268:26 AM
Moonset
19:317:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:595:59 AM07:467:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:595:59 AM06:526:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:266:26 AM07:467:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:467:46 AM09:539:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:069:06 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:539:53 AM12:0012:00 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:539:53 AM10:3610:36 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4411:44 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:4611:46 AM13:111:11 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:251:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:251:25 PM14:072:07 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:072:07 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:433:43 PM17:025:02 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:593:59 PM17:245:24 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4012:40 AM+125:281:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:561:56 AM+127:223:22 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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