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Tuesday 20 December 1983 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 07:007:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:364:36 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3211:32 AM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 183° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 183° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:175:17 PM–17:455:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:175:17 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:3012:30 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:499:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:389:38 AM–10:5510:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1112:11 PM–13:281:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–16:014:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:197:19 PM–20:488:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4910:49 PM–23:4411:44 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

Roga07:067:06 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Udvega08:228:22 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Cara09:389:38 AM–10:5510:55 AMneutral
Lābha10:5510:55 AM–12:1112:11 PMgood
Amṛta12:1112:11 PM–13:281:28 PMgood
Kāla13:281:28 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–16:014:01 PMgood
Roga16:014:01 PM–17:175:17 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:175:17 PM–19:017:01 PMavoid
Lābha19:017:01 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Udvega20:448:44 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Śubha22:2810:28 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1212:12 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1good
Cara25:551:55 AM+1–27:393:39 AM+1neutral
Roga27:393:39 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:235:23 AM+1–31:067:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:067:06 AM+1

07:067:06 AM sunrise17:175:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:067:06 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 28:364:36 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 11:3211:32 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 25:501:50 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:515:51 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:364:36 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–16:014:01 PM
Pradoṣa 17:175:17 PM–19:087:08 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:014:01 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:087:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā28:36 04:364:36 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā11:3211:32 AMĀrdrā
YogaŚukla25:50 01:501:50 AM WedBrahma
KaraṇaBālava17:515:51 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:06 07:067:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2040
Śaka
1905
Kali
5084
Ahargaṇa
1 857 223
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:375:37 PM
Moonset
07:117:11 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:499:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:5510:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1112:11 PM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM16:014:01 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:175:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:175:17 PM19:087:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:175:17 PM17:455:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:175:17 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:197:19 PM20:488:48 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4910:49 PM23:4411:44 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:3012:30 AM+125:591:59 AM+1sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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