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Friday 14 December 2012 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 16:424:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:001:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:001:00 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Mūla, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:473:47 AM–04:264:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:064:06 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:4611:46 AM–13:111:11 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:332:33 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:187:18 PM–19:377:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:187:18 PM–20:168:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:516:51 AM–08:388:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:557:55 AM–08:528:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2510:25 AM–12:1112:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4012:40 PM–13:371:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:453:45 PM–17:315:31 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:593:59 PM–17:245:24 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya25:561:56 AM+1–27:223:22 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

Cara05:055:05 AM–06:516:51 AMneutral
Lābha06:516:51 AM–08:388:38 AMgood
Amṛta08:388:38 AM–10:2510:25 AMgood
Kāla10:2510:25 AM–12:1112:11 PMavoid
Śubha12:1112:11 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Roga13:581:58 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Udvega15:453:45 PM–17:315:31 PMavoid
Cara17:315:31 PM–19:187:18 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:187:18 PM–20:318:31 PMavoid
Kāla20:318:31 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Lābha21:459:45 PM–22:5810:58 PMgood
Udvega22:5810:58 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1112:11 AM+1–25:251:25 AM+1good
Amṛta25:251:25 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1good
Cara26:382:38 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1neutral
Roga27:523:52 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:055:05 AM+1

05:055:05 AM sunrise19:187:18 PM sunsetsunrise 29:055:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 13:001:00 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 17:245:24 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 19:157:15 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:001:00 PM
Bālavauntil 23:1411:14 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2510:25 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 19:187:18 PM–20:368:36 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 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 12:1112:11 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  7. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 13 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:368:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā13:001:00 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla17:245:24 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa19:157:15 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava13:001:00 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra29:05 05:055:05 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 810
Day length
14 h 13 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
05:545:54 AM
Moonset
20:098:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:473:47 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:473:47 AM04:264:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:064:06 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:557:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:516:51 AM08:388:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:557:55 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:557:55 AM08:528:52 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2510:25 AM12:1112:11 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:4611:46 AM13:111:11 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:371:37 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:332:33 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:453:45 PM17:315:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:593:59 PM17:245:24 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM19:187:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:187:18 PM20:368:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:187:18 PM19:377:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:187:18 PM20:168:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:561:56 AM+127:223:22 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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