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Friday 7 December 2018 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 04:204:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:305:30 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3512:35 PM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 4° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 4° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:5612:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:1512:15 PM–13:571:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:078:07 AM–09:359:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:479:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:0411:04 AM–12:3212:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5612:56 PM–13:431:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:293:29 PM–16:574:57 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:176:17 AM+1–32:018:01 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

Cara06:386:38 AM–08:078:07 AMneutral
Lābha08:078:07 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Amṛta09:359:35 AM–11:0411:04 AMgood
Kāla11:0411:04 AM–12:3212:32 PMavoid
Śubha12:3212:32 PM–14:012:01 PMgood
Roga14:012:01 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Udvega15:293:29 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid
Cara16:574:57 PM–18:266:26 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:266:26 PM–19:577:57 PMavoid
Kāla19:577:57 PM–21:299:29 PMavoid
Lābha21:299:29 PM–23:0111:01 PMgood
Udvega23:0111:01 PM–24:3212:32 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:3212:32 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1good
Amṛta26:042:04 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1good
Cara27:363:36 AM+1–29:075:07 AM+1neutral
Roga29:075:07 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:396:39 AM+1

06:386:38 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:396:39 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 29:305:30 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 21:369:36 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 12:3512:35 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 16:514:51 PM
Bavauntil 29:305:30 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0411:04 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:5612:56 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–20:048:04 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08 AM+1–24:5612:56 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3212:32 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5612:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā29:30 05:305:30 AM SatDvitīyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā21:369:36 PMMūla
YogaDhṛti12:3512:35 PMŚūla
KaraṇaKiṃstughna16:514:51 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:39 06:396:39 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 994
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
06:496:49 AM
Moonset
18:536:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:078:07 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:479:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:0411:04 AM12:3212:32 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1512:15 PM13:571:57 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5612:56 PM13:431:43 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:293:29 PM16:574:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08 AM+124:5612:56 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:176:17 AM+132:018:01 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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