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Sunday 16 December 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 07:477:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:537:53 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:537:53 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

13:161:16 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:161:16 PM
At noon, 13:161:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4612:46 PM–13:451:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:433:43 PM–16:424:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:398:39 PM–20:578:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:398:39 PM–21:349:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya08:358:35 AM–10:1410:14 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:161:16 PM–15:063:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika16:574:57 PM–18:486:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta18:406:40 PM–19:407:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:486:48 PM–20:398:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:208:20 PM–22:0110:01 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

Udvega05:535:53 AM–07:447:44 AMavoid
Cara07:447:44 AM–09:349:34 AMneutral
Lābha09:349:34 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Amṛta11:2511:25 AM–13:161:16 PMgood
Kāla13:161:16 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Śubha15:063:06 PM–16:574:57 PMgood
Roga16:574:57 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Udvega18:486:48 PM–20:398:39 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha20:398:39 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Amṛta21:489:48 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Cara22:5710:57 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0712:07 AM+1–25:161:16 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:161:16 AM+1–26:252:25 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:252:25 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1good
Udvega27:343:34 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:444:44 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:535:53 AM+1

05:535:53 AM sunrise20:398:39 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 07:537:53 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 10:1410:14 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 09:559:55 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:537:53 AM
Bālavauntil 20:088:08 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4612:46 PM–13:451:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:486:48 PM–20:398:39 PM
Pradoṣa 20:398:39 PM–21:539:53 PM
Niśītha 24:5212:52 AM+1–25:401:40 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  5. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:451:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 20:398:39 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 14 h 46 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 21:539:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:401:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā07:537:53 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla10:1410:14 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa09:559:55 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava07:537:53 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra29:53 05:535:53 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 794
Day length
14 h 46 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:476:47 AM
Moonset
21:589:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:394:39 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:394:39 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:358:35 AM10:1410:14 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:4711:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4612:46 PM13:451:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5212:52 PM13:401:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:161:16 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:442:44 PM17:415:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:433:43 PM16:424:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:574:57 PM18:486:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:415:41 PM20:398:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta18:406:40 PM19:407:40 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:486:48 PM20:398:39 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:208:20 PM22:0110:01 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:398:39 PM21:539:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:398:39 PM20:578:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:398:39 PM21:349:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5212:52 AM+125:401:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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