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December 1969 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 24 December 1969 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 18:356:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:468:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:485:48 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:387:38 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 188° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 188° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:485:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:526:52 AM–08:388:38 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:227:22 AM–08:578:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3210:32 AM–12:0712:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:3212:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:485:48 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Amṛta07:227:22 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Kāla08:578:57 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Śubha10:3210:32 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Roga12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 PMavoid
Udvega13:411:41 PM–15:163:16 PMavoid
Cara15:163:16 PM–16:514:51 PMneutral
Lābha16:514:51 PM–18:266:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:266:26 PM–19:517:51 PMavoid
Śubha19:517:51 PM–21:169:16 PMgood
Amṛta21:169:16 PM–22:4210:42 PMgood
Cara22:4210:42 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0712:07+1 AM–25:321:32+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:321:32+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:582:58+1 AM–28:234:23+1 AMgood
Udvega28:234:23+1 AM–29:485:48+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:485:48 AM to 29:485:48+1 AM

05:485:48 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:485:48+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 20:468:46 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 17:575:57 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 25:261:26+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:387:38 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:468:46 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31+1 AM

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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:411:41 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā20:468:46 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā17:575:57 PMPunarvasu
YogaBrahma25:26 01:261:26 AM ThuIndra
KaraṇaBālava07:387:38 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:48 05:485:48 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2026
Śaka
1891
Kali
5070
Ahargaṇa
1 852 114
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:187:18 PM
Moonset
06:106:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:485:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:485:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:485:48 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:526:52 AM08:388:38 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:227:22 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:411:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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