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Wednesday 9 December 2026 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 01:521:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:174:17 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:023:02 PM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 5° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 5° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:104:10 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:436:43 AM–08:298:29 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:416:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:157:15 AM–08:508:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2510:25 AM–11:5911:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3411:34 AM–12:2512:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5911:59 AM–13:341:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:301:30 AM+1–27:183:18 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

Lābha05:415:41 AM–07:157:15 AMgood
Amṛta07:157:15 AM–08:508:50 AMgood
Kāla08:508:50 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Śubha10:2510:25 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Roga11:5911:59 AM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Udvega13:341:34 PM–15:093:09 PMavoid
Cara15:093:09 PM–16:434:43 PMneutral
Lābha16:434:43 PM–18:186:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:186:18 PM–19:437:43 PMavoid
Śubha19:437:43 PM–21:099:09 PMgood
Amṛta21:099:09 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Cara22:3410:34 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0012:00 AM+1–25:251:25 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:251:25 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:502:50 AM+1–28:164:16 AM+1good
Udvega28:164:16 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:415:41 AM+1

05:415:41 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 28:174:17 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 16:314:31 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 28:554:55 AM+1
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 15:023:02 PM
Bavauntil 28:174:17 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5911:59 AM–13:341:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:341:34 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā28:17 04:174:17 AM ThuDvitīyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā16:314:31 PMMūla
YogaŚūla28:55 04:554:55 AM ThuGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKiṃstughna15:023:02 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:41 05:415:41 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 918
Day length
12 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
05:495:49 AM
Moonset
18:496:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:104:10 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:104:10 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:436:43 AM08:298:29 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:508:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2510:25 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:473:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:473:47 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:416:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:301:30 AM+127:183:18 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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