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Monday 20 December 1926 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 09:349:34 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:209:20 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:209:20 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 193° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 193° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–07:057:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:175:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:146:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:188:18 AM–09:319:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4410:44 AM–11:5711:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1612:16 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:101:10 PM–14:232:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:132:13 PM–14:522:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:513:51+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

Amṛta07:057:05 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Kāla08:188:18 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Śubha09:319:31 AM–10:4410:44 AMgood
Roga10:4410:44 AM–11:5711:57 AMavoid
Udvega11:5711:57 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Cara13:101:10 PM–14:232:23 PMneutral
Lābha14:232:23 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Amṛta15:363:36 PM–16:494:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:494:49 PM–18:366:36 PMneutral
Roga18:366:36 PM–20:238:23 PMavoid
Kāla20:238:23 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Lābha22:1010:10 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Udvega23:5711:57 PM–25:441:44+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:441:44+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:313:31+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMgood
Cara29:185:18+1 AM–31:057:05+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:057:05+1 AM

07:057:05 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:209:20 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 15:193:19 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 29:445:44+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:209:20 AM
Taitilauntil 21:269:26 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:188:18 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:436:43 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:436:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā09:209:20 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā15:193:19 PMPunarvasu
YogaBrahma29:44 05:445:44 AM TueIndra
KaraṇaKaulava09:209:20 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1983
Śaka
1848
Kali
5027
Ahargaṇa
1 836 404
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:585:58 PM
Moonset
07:567:56 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:188:18 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM11:5711:57 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1612:16 PM12:5512:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM14:522:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:132:13 PM14:522:52 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:522:52 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:436:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:175:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:146:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:513:51+1 AM29:315:31+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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