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Wednesday 9 December 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 19:527:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1710:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:029:02 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 7° ahead of it, in Mūla, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 7° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • 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 kāla30:176:17+1 AM–32:058:05+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:188:18 AM–09:289:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3810:38 AM–11:4811:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2911:29 AM–12:0612:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4811:48 AM–12:5812:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:307:30 PM–21:189:18 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

Lābha07:087:08 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Amṛta08:188:18 AM–09:289:28 AMgood
Kāla09:289:28 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Śubha10:3810:38 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Roga11:4811:48 AM–12:5812:58 PMavoid
Udvega12:5812:58 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Cara14:082:08 PM–15:183:18 PMneutral
Lābha15:183:18 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMavoid
Śubha18:186:18 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Amṛta20:088:08 PM–21:589:58 PMgood
Cara21:589:58 PM–23:4811:48 PMneutral
Roga23:4811:48 PM–25:381:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:381:38+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:283:28+1 AM–29:195:19+1 AMgood
Udvega29:195:19+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:097:09+1 AM

07:087:08 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 22:1710:17 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 10:3110:31 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 22:5510:55 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 09:029:02 AM
Bavauntil 22:1710:17 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4811:48 AM–12:5812:58 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5812:58 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 20 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā22:1710:17 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā10:3110:31 AMMūla
YogaŚūla22:5510:55 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKiṃstughna09:029:02 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 918
Day length
9 h 20 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
08:008:00 AM
Moonset
16:394:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:188:18 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM12:5812:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4412:44 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:307:30 PM21:189:18 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:176:17+1 AM32:058:05+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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