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Monday 16 December 2024 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, 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

06:476:47 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:582:58 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, 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 muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:116:11 PM–19:437:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:038:03 AM–09:209:20 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3710:37 AM–11:5311:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1412:14 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:5112:51 PM–14:222:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:101:10 PM–14:272:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:162:16 PM–14:572:57 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

Amṛta06:476:47 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Kāla08:038:03 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Śubha09:209:20 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Roga10:3710:37 AM–11:5311:53 AMavoid
Udvega11:5311:53 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Cara13:101:10 PM–14:272:27 PMneutral
Lābha14:272:27 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Amṛta15:433:43 PM–17:005:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:005:00 PM–18:436:43 PMneutral
Roga18:436:43 PM–20:278:27 PMavoid
Kāla20:278:27 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Lābha22:1010:10 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Udvega23:5411:54 PM–25:371:37+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:371:37+1 AM–27:213:21+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:213:21+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMgood
Cara29:045:04+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:476:47+1 AM

06:476:47 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47+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 08:038:03 AM–09:209:20 AM
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18+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 09:209:20 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18+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
VāraSomavāra30:47 06:476:47 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 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:445:44 PM
Moonset
07:397:39 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:038:03 AM09:209:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM11:5311:53 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1412:14 PM12:5512:55 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
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:272:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:162:16 PM14:572:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:005:00 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:005:00 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:005:00 PM18:236:23 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
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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