Friday 25 December 2026 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 12:2812:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 08:388:38 AM.

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Noon 12:5512:55 PMSun 80° above N

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

Next boundary

07:177:17 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:055:05 AM
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:241:24 PM
  • Vijaya15:193:19 PM–16:174:17 PM
  • Godhūli20:078:07 PM–20:268:26 PM
  • Amṛta kāla26:142:14 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1

Avoid

  • Gulika07:317:31 AM–09:199:19 AM
  • Durmuhūrta08:368:36 AM–09:339:33 AM
  • Rāhu kāla11:0711:07 AM–12:5512:55 PM
  • Durmuhūrta13:241:24 PM–14:212:21 PM
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:314:31 PM–18:196:19 PM
  • Varjya17:495:49 PM–19:137:13 PM

Choghaḍiyā

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

  1. Caraneutral05:435:43 AM–07:317:31 AM
  2. Lābhagood07:317:31 AM–09:199:19 AM
  3. Amṛtagood09:199:19 AM–11:0711:07 AM
  4. Kālaavoid11:0711:07 AM–12:5512:55 PM
  5. Śubhagood12:5512:55 PM–14:432:43 PM
  6. Rogaavoid14:432:43 PM–16:314:31 PM
  7. Udvegaavoid16:314:31 PM–18:196:19 PM
  8. Caraneutral18:196:19 PM–20:078:07 PM

Night · sunset to sunrise

  1. Rogaavoid20:078:07 PM–21:199:19 PM
  2. Kālaavoid21:199:19 PM–22:3110:31 PM
  3. Lābhagood22:3110:31 PM–23:4311:43 PM
  4. Udvegaavoid23:4311:43 PM–24:5512:55 AM+1
  5. Śubhagood24:5512:55 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1
  6. Amṛtagood26:072:07 AM+1–27:193:19 AM+1
  7. Caraneutral27:193:19 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1
  8. Rogaavoid28:324:32 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1

Sunrise to sunrise

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.

05:435:43 AM sunrise20:078:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:388:38 AM
Dvitīyāuntil 28:564:56 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 07:177:17 AM
Punarvasuuntil 28:204:20 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 13:591:59 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:388:38 AM
Taitilauntil 18:456:45 PM
Garauntil 28:564:56 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0711:07 AM–12:5512:55 PM
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:241:24 PM
Pradoṣa 20:078:07 PM–21:249:24 PM
Niśītha 24:3112:31 AM+1–25:191:19 AM+1
  1. SunrisePratipadā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5512:55 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:241:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 14 h 24 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 21:249:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  13. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  14. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  15. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā08:388:38 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā07:177:17 AMPunarvasu
YogaBrahma13:591:59 PMIndra
KaraṇaKaulava08:388:38 AMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra29:44 05:445:44 AM SatŚanivāra

Windows

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:264:26 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla05:435:43 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika07:317:31 AM09:199:19 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgava08:368:36 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta08:368:36 AM09:339:33 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla11:0711:07 AM12:5512:55 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijit12:2612:26 PM13:241:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrta13:241:24 PM14:212:21 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa14:212:21 PM17:145:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya15:193:19 PM16:174:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa16:314:31 PM18:196:19 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhna17:145:14 PM20:078:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjya17:495:49 PM19:137:13 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣa20:078:07 PM21:249:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli20:078:07 PM20:268:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:078:07 PM21:059:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha24:3112:31 AM+125:191:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kāla26:142:14 AM+127:383:38 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 934
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Day length
14 h 24 m
Moonrise
21:339:33 PM
Moonset
06:246:24 AM
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