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Monday 16 December 2024 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 17:025:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:582:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:582:58 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 190° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 190° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:412:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:325:32 PM–17:595:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:325:32 PM–18:526:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:116:11 PM–19:437:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:108:10 AM–09:309:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5110:51 AM–12:1112:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3212:32 PM–13:151:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:5112:51 PM–14:222:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:311:31 PM–14:512:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:412:41 PM–15:243:24 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

Amṛta06:506:50 AM–08:108:10 AMgood
Kāla08:108:10 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Śubha09:309:30 AM–10:5110:51 AMgood
Roga10:5110:51 AM–12:1112:11 PMavoid
Udvega12:1112:11 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Cara13:311:31 PM–14:512:51 PMneutral
Lābha14:512:51 PM–16:124:12 PMgood
Amṛta16:124:12 PM–17:325:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:325:32 PM–19:127:12 PMneutral
Roga19:127:12 PM–20:528:52 PMavoid
Kāla20:528:52 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Lābha22:3110:31 PM–24:1112:11+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1112:11+1 AM–25:511:51+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:511:51+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:313:31+1 AM–29:115:11+1 AMgood
Cara29:115:11+1 AM–30:516:51+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:516:51+1 AM

06:506:50 AM sunrise17:325:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:516:51+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 14:582:58 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 27:443:44+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 25:521:52+1 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:582:58 PM
Taitilauntil 26:082:08+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:108:10 AM–09:309:30 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Pradoṣa 17:325:32 PM–19:187:18 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:309:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā14:582:58 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā27:44 03:443:44 AM TuePunarvasu
YogaŚukla25:52 01:521:52 AM TueBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava14:582:58 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:51 06:516:51 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 195
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:226:22 PM
Moonset
07:387:38 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:108:10 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:1112:11 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:151:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5112:51 PM14:222:22 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:311:31 PM14:512:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:412:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:412:41 PM15:243:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:325:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:325:32 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:325:32 PM17:595:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:325:32 PM18:526:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:116:11 PM19:437:43 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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