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Monday 31 December 2001 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 16:114:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:531:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:531:53 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:4212:42 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4212:42 PM
At noon, 12:4212:42 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 191° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 191° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:315:31 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:575:57 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:488:48 PM–22:1710:17 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:378:37 AM–09:599:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2011:20 AM–12:4212:42 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5411:54 AM–13:231:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:031:03 PM–13:471:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:032:03 PM–15:253:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:143:14 PM–15:573:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya30:236:23 AM+1–31:517:51 AM+1a 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

Amṛta07:167:16 AM–08:378:37 AMgood
Kāla08:378:37 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Śubha09:599:59 AM–11:2011:20 AMgood
Roga11:2011:20 AM–12:4212:42 PMavoid
Udvega12:4212:42 PM–14:032:03 PMavoid
Cara14:032:03 PM–15:253:25 PMneutral
Lābha15:253:25 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Amṛta16:464:46 PM–18:076:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:076:07 PM–19:467:46 PMneutral
Roga19:467:46 PM–21:259:25 PMavoid
Kāla21:259:25 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Lābha23:0311:03 PM–24:4212:42 AM+1good
Udvega24:4212:42 AM+1–26:202:20 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:202:20 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1good
Amṛta27:593:59 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1good
Cara29:385:38 AM+1–31:167:16 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:167:16 AM to 31:167:16 AM+1

07:167:16 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 13:531:53 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 23:0211:02 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 18:326:32 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:531:53 PM
Taitilauntil 24:3812:38 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:378:37 AM–09:599:59 AM
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 24:1812:18 AM+1–25:061:06 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:599:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 51 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  9. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:061:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā13:531:53 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu23:0211:02 PMPuṣya
YogaIndra18:326:32 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava13:531:53 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:16 07:167:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 809
Day length
10 h 51 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:117:11 PM
Moonset
07:587:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:315:31 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:315:31 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:575:57 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:378:37 AM09:599:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2011:20 AM12:4212:42 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5411:54 AM13:231:23 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1812:18 PM13:061:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:471:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:253:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:143:14 PM15:573:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:488:48 PM22:1710:17 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1812:18 AM+125:061:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:236:23 AM+131:517:51 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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