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Tuesday 4 December 1979 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 19:087:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:076:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:336:33 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 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 muhūrta04:084:08 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:314:31 AM–05:395:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:156:15 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:156:15 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:428:42 PM–22:1810:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:108:10 AM–09:019:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:488:48 AM–10:2310:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0911:09 AM–12:4412:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5711:57 AM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:063:06 PM–16:414:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4910:49 PM–23:3411:34 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

Roga05:395:39 AM–07:147:14 AMavoid
Udvega07:147:14 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Cara08:488:48 AM–10:2310:23 AMneutral
Lābha10:2310:23 AM–11:5711:57 AMgood
Amṛta11:5711:57 AM–13:321:32 PMgood
Kāla13:321:32 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Śubha15:063:06 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Roga16:414:41 PM–18:156:15 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:156:15 PM–19:417:41 PMavoid
Lābha19:417:41 PM–21:069:06 PMgood
Udvega21:069:06 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Amṛta23:5711:57 PM–25:231:23 AM+1good
Cara25:231:23 AM+1–26:482:48 AM+1neutral
Roga26:482:48 AM+1–28:144:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:144:14 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:395:39 AM sunrise18:156:15 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 18:076:07 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 29:285:28 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 25:471:47 AM+1
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:336:33 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:076:07 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:063:06 PM–16:414:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:156:15 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:414:41 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā18:076:07 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā29:28 05:285:28 AM WedĀrdrā
YogaSādhya25:47 01:471:47 AM WedŚubha
KaraṇaBālava06:336:33 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 746
Day length
12 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
19:067:06 PM
Moonset
06:106:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:314:31 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:395:39 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:108:10 AM09:019:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0911:09 AM12:4412:44 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:063:06 PM16:414:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:156:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:156:15 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:156:15 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:156:15 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:428:42 PM22:1810:18 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4910:49 PM23:3411:34 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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