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Monday 31 December 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 21:419:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:237:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:156:15 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

13:231:23 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:231:23 PM
At noon, 13:231:23 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 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 muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5312:53 PM–13:521:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:503:50 PM–16:494:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:458:45 PM–21:049:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:458:45 PM–21:419:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:182:18 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:517:51 AM–09:429:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3211:32 AM–13:231:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:521:52 PM–14:512:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika15:133:13 PM–17:045:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:494:49 PM–17:485:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:245:24 PM–18:536:53 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

Amṛta06:016:01 AM–07:517:51 AMgood
Kāla07:517:51 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Śubha09:429:42 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Roga11:3211:32 AM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Udvega13:231:23 PM–15:133:13 PMavoid
Cara15:133:13 PM–17:045:04 PMneutral
Lābha17:045:04 PM–18:546:54 PMgood
Amṛta18:546:54 PM–20:458:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:458:45 PM–21:559:55 PMneutral
Roga21:559:55 PM–23:0411:04 PMavoid
Kāla23:0411:04 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1412:14 AM+1–25:231:23 AM+1good
Udvega25:231:23 AM+1–26:332:33 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:332:33 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1good
Amṛta27:423:42 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1good
Cara28:524:52 AM+1–30:026:02 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 30:026:02 AM+1

06:016:01 AM sunrise20:458:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:026:02 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 19:237:23 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 06:156:15 AM
Punarvasuuntil 28:324:32 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 24:0212:02 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:358:35 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:237:23 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:517:51 AM–09:429:42 AM
Abhijit 12:5312:53 PM–13:521:52 PM
Pradoṣa 20:458:45 PM–21:599:59 PM
Niśītha 24:5912:59 AM+1–25:471:47 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:429:42 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:521:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:599:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:471:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā19:237:23 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā06:156:15 AMPunarvasu
YogaIndra24:02 00:0212:02 AM TueVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBālava08:358:35 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:02 06:026:02 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 809
Day length
14 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
21:459:45 PM
Moonset
06:206:20 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:517:51 AM09:429:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:5511:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:521:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:521:52 PM14:512:51 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:512:51 PM17:485:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:133:13 PM17:045:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:503:50 PM16:494:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:494:49 PM17:485:48 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:245:24 PM18:536:53 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening17:485:48 PM20:458:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:458:45 PM21:599:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:458:45 PM21:049:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:458:45 PM21:419:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5912:59 AM+125:471:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:182:18 AM+127:473:47 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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