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Monday 16 December 2024 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 10:0210:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:587:58 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:587:58 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 194° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 194° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:584:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:1111:11 AM–12:4312:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya05:515:51 AM–07:227:22 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:197:19 AM–08:538:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2810:28 AM–12:0312:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM–13:191:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:381:38 PM–15:123:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:003:00 PM–15:503:50 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

Amṛta05:445:44 AM–07:197:19 AMgood
Kāla07:197:19 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Śubha08:538:53 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Roga10:2810:28 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Udvega12:0312:03 PM–13:381:38 PMavoid
Cara13:381:38 PM–15:123:12 PMneutral
Lābha15:123:12 PM–16:474:47 PMgood
Amṛta16:474:47 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:226:22 PM–19:477:47 PMneutral
Roga19:477:47 PM–21:129:12 PMavoid
Kāla21:129:12 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Lābha22:3810:38 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0312:03+1 AM–25:281:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:281:28+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:542:54+1 AM–28:194:19+1 AMgood
Cara28:194:19+1 AM–29:445:44+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:445:44+1 AM

05:445:44 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 07:587:58 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 20:448:44 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 18:526:52 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:587:58 AM
Taitilauntil 19:087:08 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:197:19 AM–08:538:53 AM
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:538:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā07:587:58 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā20:448:44 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla18:526:52 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava07:587:58 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:44 05:445:44 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 195
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:467:46 PM
Moonset
06:316:31 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:584:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:515:51 AM07:227:22 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:197:19 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1111:11 AM12:4312:43 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:191:19 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:381:38 PM15:123:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:003:00 PM15:503:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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