December 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 12 December 2004 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Ravivāra. Pratipadā began at 20:298:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:464:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:117:11 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:464:46 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Mūla, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:117:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:221:22 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:574:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:565:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:315:31 PM–18:556:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya09:079:07 AM–10:3110:31 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4911:49 AM–12:5912:59 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:092:09 PM–15:183:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:143:14 PM–15:513:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:183:18 PM–16:284:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:439:43 PM–23:0711:07 PMa 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

Udvega07:117:11 AM–08:208:20 AMavoid
Cara08:208:20 AM–09:309:30 AMneutral
Lābha09:309:30 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Amṛta10:4010:40 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Kāla11:4911:49 AM–12:5912:59 PMavoid
Śubha12:5912:59 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Roga14:092:09 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Udvega15:183:18 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMgood
Amṛta18:186:18 PM–20:098:09 PMgood
Cara20:098:09 PM–21:599:59 PMneutral
Roga21:599:59 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Kāla23:5011:50 PM–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:401:40 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1good
Udvega27:313:31 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:215:21 AM+1–31:117:11 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:117:11 AM to 31:117:11 AM+1

07:117:11 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 16:464:46 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 23:0711:07 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 26:432:43 AM+1
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:464:46 PM
Bālavauntil 26:542:54 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:183:18 PM–16:284:28 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:266:26 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:284:28 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 17 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:266:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā16:464:46 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla23:0711:07 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa26:43 02:432:43 AM MonVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava16:464:46 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra31:11 07:117:11 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 886
Day length
9 h 17 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
08:108:10 AM
Moonset
16:514:51 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:117:11 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:079:07 AM10:3110:31 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM12:5912:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4512:45 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:221:22 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:092:09 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:143:14 PM15:513:51 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:183:18 PM16:284:28 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:266:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:284:28 PM16:574:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:284:28 PM17:565:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:315:31 PM18:556:55 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:439:43 PM23:0711:07 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°55′26″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
40°41′ N 73°50′ W · GeoNames 5133273