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December 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 1 December 1978 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 09:199:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:316:31 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:316:31 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Mūla, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:074:07 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:146:14 PM–18:376:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:146:14 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:093:09 AM+1–28:364:36 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:137:13 AM–08:478:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:098:09 AM–09:009:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2210:22 AM–11:5611:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2112:21 PM–13:121:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:053:05 PM–16:394:39 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:296:29 PM–19:557:55 PMa 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

Cara05:385:38 AM–07:137:13 AMneutral
Lābha07:137:13 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Amṛta08:478:47 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Kāla10:2210:22 AM–11:5611:56 AMavoid
Śubha11:5611:56 AM–13:301:30 PMgood
Roga13:301:30 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Udvega15:053:05 PM–16:394:39 PMavoid
Cara16:394:39 PM–18:146:14 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:146:14 PM–19:397:39 PMavoid
Kāla19:397:39 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Lābha21:059:05 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Udvega22:3110:31 PM–23:5611:56 PMavoid
Śubha23:5611:56 PM–25:221:22 AM+1good
Amṛta25:221:22 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1good
Cara26:472:47 AM+1–28:134:13 AM+1neutral
Roga28:134:13 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:395:39 AM+1

05:385:38 AM sunrise18:146:14 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 06:316:31 AM
Dvitīyāuntil 27:303:30 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 11:1511:15 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 13:201:20 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:316:31 AM
Bālavauntil 17:025:02 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:303:30 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2210:22 AM–11:5611:56 AM
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:146:14 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20 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. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5611:56 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 12 h 36 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā06:316:31 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā11:1511:15 AMMūla
YogaDhṛti13:201:20 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava06:316:31 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra29:39 05:395:39 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 378
Day length
12 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
06:406:40 AM
Moonset
19:307:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:074:07 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:074:07 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:098:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:137:13 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:098:09 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:098:09 AM09:009:00 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:121:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:053:05 PM16:394:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:146:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:146:14 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:146:14 PM18:376:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:146:14 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:296:29 PM19:557:55 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:093:09 AM+128:364:36 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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