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Saturday 13 December 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 01:371:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:469:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4111:41 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:111:11 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth13:111:11 PM
At noon, 13:111:11 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 187° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 187° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:029:02 AM–10:2510:25 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4212:42 PM–13:391:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:333:33 PM–16:304:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:178:17 PM–20:378:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:178:17 PM–21:169:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:574:57+1 AM–30:216:21+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:056:05 AM–07:517:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:056:05 AM–07:017:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:017:01 AM–07:587:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:389:38 AM–11:2411:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:572:57 PM–16:444:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:0212:02+1 AM–25:261:26+1 AMa 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

Kāla06:056:05 AM–07:517:51 AMavoid
Śubha07:517:51 AM–09:389:38 AMgood
Roga09:389:38 AM–11:2411:24 AMavoid
Udvega11:2411:24 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:572:57 PMneutral
Lābha14:572:57 PM–16:444:44 PMgood
Amṛta16:444:44 PM–18:316:31 PMgood
Kāla18:316:31 PM–20:178:17 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha20:178:17 PM–21:319:31 PMgood
Udvega21:319:31 PM–22:4410:44 PMavoid
Śubha22:4410:44 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Amṛta23:5711:57 PM–25:111:11+1 AMgood
Cara25:111:11+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMneutral
Roga26:242:24+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:383:38+1 AM–28:514:51+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:514:51+1 AM–30:056:05+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05+1 AM

06:056:05 AM sunrise20:178:17 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 21:469:46 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 16:414:41 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 20:058:05 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:4111:41 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:469:46 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:389:38 AM–11:2411:24 AM
Abhijit 12:4212:42 PM–13:391:39 PM
Pradoṣa 20:178:17 PM–21:359:35 PM
Niśītha 24:4712:47+1 AM–25:351:35+1 AM

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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2411:24 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:391:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  6. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:359:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:351:35+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā21:469:46 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā16:414:41 PMĀrdrā
YogaŚubha20:058:05 PMŚukla
KaraṇaBālava11:4111:41 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:05 06:056:05 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 348
Day length
14 h 12 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
21:179:17 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:056:05 AM07:517:51 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:056:05 AM07:017:01 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:017:01 AM07:587:58 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:4611:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:029:02 AM10:2510:25 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:389:38 AM11:2411:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:391:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4712:47 PM13:351:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:362:36 PM17:275:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:572:57 PM16:444:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:333:33 PM16:304:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:275:27 PM20:178:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:178:17 PM21:359:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:178:17 PM20:378:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:178:17 PM21:169:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:0212:02+1 AM25:261:26+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4712:47+1 AM25:351:35+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:574:57+1 AM30:216:21+1 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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