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Thursday 24 December 2026 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 02:282:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3810:38 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

08:218:21 AM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

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 186° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 186° 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
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:3512:35 PM–13:581:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:033:03 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

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:485:48 AM–07:227:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:427:42 AM–09:069:06 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:578:57 AM–10:3210:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0010:00 AM–10:5110:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:411:41 PM–15:163:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:033:03 PM–15:543:54 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

Śubha05:485:48 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Roga07:227:22 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Udvega08:578:57 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Cara10:3210:32 AM–12:0712:07 PMneutral
Lābha12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Amṛta13:411:41 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Kāla15:163:16 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid
Śubha16:514:51 PM–18:266:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:266:26 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Cara19:517:51 PM–21:169:16 PMneutral
Roga21:169:16 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Kāla22:4210:42 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0712:07 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1good
Udvega25:321:32 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:572:57 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1good
Amṛta28:234:23 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:485:48 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:485:48 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 22:3810:38 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 21:179:17 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 08:218:21 AM
Brahmauntil 27:593:59 AM+1
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:3212:32 PM
Kaulavauntil 22:3810:38 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:411:41 PM–15:163:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:163:16 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā22:3810:38 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā21:179:17 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla08:218:21 AMBrahma
KaraṇaBālava12:3212:32 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:48 05:485:48 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 933
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:117:11 PM
Moonset
05:555:55 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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:485:48 AM07:227:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:427:42 AM09:069:06 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:578:57 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0010:00 AM10:5110:51 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:3512:35 PM13:581:58 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:411:41 PM15:163:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:033:03 PM15:543:54 PM12th 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 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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