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December 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 27 December 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 20:368:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0711:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:519:51 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 187° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta05:295:29 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:565:56 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:282:28 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:368:36 AM–09:579:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1911:19 AM–12:4012:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:451:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:012:01 PM–15:233:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:123:12 PM–15:553:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:433:43+1 AM–29:315:31+1 AMa 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

Amṛta07:157:15 AM–08:368:36 AMgood
Kāla08:368:36 AM–09:579:57 AMavoid
Śubha09:579:57 AM–11:1911:19 AMgood
Roga11:1911:19 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Udvega12:4012:40 PM–14:012:01 PMavoid
Cara14:012:01 PM–15:233:23 PMneutral
Lābha15:233:23 PM–16:444:44 PMgood
Amṛta16:444:44 PM–18:056:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:056:05 PM–19:447:44 PMneutral
Roga19:447:44 PM–21:239:23 PMavoid
Kāla21:239:23 PM–23:0111:01 PMavoid
Lābha23:0111:01 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4012:40+1 AM–26:192:19+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:192:19+1 AM–27:583:58+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:583:58+1 AM–29:365:36+1 AMgood
Cara29:365:36+1 AM–31:157:15+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15+1 AM

07:157:15 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:0711:07 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 14:142:14 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 16:414:41 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:519:51 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:0711:07 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:368:36 AM–09:579:57 AM
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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 09:579:57 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  6. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 51 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā23:0711:07 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā14:142:14 PMPunarvasu
YogaBrahma16:414:41 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava09:519:51 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 901
Day length
10 h 51 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:426:42 PM
Moonset
07:497:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:295:29 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:295:29 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:565:56 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:368:36 AM09:579:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1911:19 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:451:45 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:012:01 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:282:28 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:123:12 PM15:553:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:433:43+1 AM29:315:31+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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