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Monday 4 December 2017 · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 23:4711:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:008:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:496:49 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:586:58 AM

Siddha gives way to Sādhya.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShenzhen12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 187° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 187° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:496:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:385:38 PM–18:056:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:385:38 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0810:08 PM–23:3211:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:108:10 AM–09:319:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5310:53 AM–12:1412:14 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3512:35 PM–13:191:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:351:35 PM–14:562:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:451:45 PM–15:093:09 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:452:45 PM–15:293:29 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

Amṛta06:496:49 AM–08:108:10 AMgood
Kāla08:108:10 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Śubha09:319:31 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Roga10:5310:53 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Udvega12:1412:14 PM–13:351:35 PMavoid
Cara13:351:35 PM–14:562:56 PMneutral
Lābha14:562:56 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Amṛta16:174:17 PM–17:385:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:385:38 PM–19:177:17 PMneutral
Roga19:177:17 PM–20:568:56 PMavoid
Kāla20:568:56 PM–22:3510:35 PMavoid
Lābha22:3510:35 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1412:14+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:531:53+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:323:32+1 AM–29:115:11+1 AMgood
Cara29:115:11+1 AM–30:506:50+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:496:49 AM to 30:506:50+1 AM

06:496:49 AM sunrise17:385:38 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 20:008:00 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 08:518:51 AM
Mṛgaśirāuntil 29:505:50+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 06:586:58 AM
Sādhyauntil 26:372:37+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:539:53 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:008:00 PM
Taitilauntil 30:076:07+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:108:10 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Pradoṣa 17:385:38 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38+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. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 49 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  13. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  14. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  15. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā20:008:00 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRohiṇī08:518:51 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaSiddha06:586:58 AMSādhya
KaraṇaBālava09:539:53 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:50 06:506:50 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 626
Day length
10 h 49 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
18:326:32 PM
Moonset
07:047:04 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:496:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:496:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:496:49 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:108:10 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:1412:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:191:19 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:351:35 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:451:45 PM15:093:09 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:452:45 PM15:293:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:385:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:385:38 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:385:38 PM18:056:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:385:38 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0810:08 PM23:3211:32 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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