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Thursday 8 December 2022 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 23:0811:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:051:05+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0412:04 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 186° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 186° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–13:581:58 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 kāla18:486:48 PM–20:338:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:077:07 AM–08:178:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:138:13 AM–09:599:59 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:279:27 AM–10:3710:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1410:14 AM–10:5110:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5712:57 PM–14:072:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:581:58 PM–14:352:35 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

Śubha07:077:07 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Roga08:178:17 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Udvega09:279:27 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Cara10:3710:37 AM–11:4711:47 AMneutral
Lābha11:4711:47 AM–12:5712:57 PMgood
Amṛta12:5712:57 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Kāla14:072:07 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Śubha15:173:17 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMgood
Cara18:186:18 PM–20:088:08 PMneutral
Roga20:088:08 PM–21:589:58 PMavoid
Kāla21:589:58 PM–23:4811:48 PMavoid
Lābha23:4811:48 PM–25:381:38+1 AMgood
Udvega25:381:38+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:283:28+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:185:18+1 AM–31:087:08+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08+1 AM

07:077:07 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 25:051:05+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 28:294:29+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 16:414:41 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:0412:04 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:051:05+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:5712:57 PM–14:072:07 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:072:07 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 21 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā25:05 01:051:05 AM FriDvitīyā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā28:29 04:294:29 AM FriĀrdrā
YogaSādhya16:414:41 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBālava12:0412:04 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:08 07:087:08 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2079
Śaka
1944
Kali
5123
Ahargaṇa
1 871 456
Day length
9 h 21 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:424:42 PM
Moonset
07:417:41 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:077:07 AM08:178:17 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:138:13 AM09:599:59 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:279:27 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1410:14 AM10:5110:51 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:352:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5712:57 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:581:58 PM14:352:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:352:35 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:256:25 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 nakṣatra18:486:48 PM20:338:33 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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