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December 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 20 December 2002 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 22:4010:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0411:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5610:56 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 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 muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:136:13 AM
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2112:21 PM
  • Vijaya13:391:39 PM–14:182:18 PM
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:225:22 PM
  • Amṛta kāla18:336:33 PM–20:128:12 PM

Avoid

  • Gulika08:238:23 AM–09:369:36 AM
  • Durmuhūrta09:079:07 AM–09:469:46 AM
  • Rāhu kāla10:4910:49 AM–12:0212:02 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:2112:21 PM–13:001:00 PM
  • Varjya12:4512:45 PM–14:242:24 PM
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:282:28 PM–15:413:41 PM

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

Cara07:107:10 AM–08:238:23 AMneutral
Lābha08:238:23 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Amṛta09:369:36 AM–10:4910:49 AMgood
Kāla10:4910:49 AM–12:0212:02 PMavoid
Śubha12:0212:02 PM–13:151:15 PMgood
Roga13:151:15 PM–14:282:28 PMavoid
Udvega14:282:28 PM–15:413:41 PMavoid
Cara15:413:41 PM–16:544:54 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:544:54 PM–18:416:41 PMavoid
Kāla18:416:41 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Lābha20:288:28 PM–22:1510:15 PMgood
Udvega22:1510:15 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:0212:02 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1good
Amṛta25:491:49 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1good
Cara27:363:36 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1neutral
Roga29:235:23 AM+1–31:107:10 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:107:10 AM+1

07:107:10 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:0411:04 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 28:544:54 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 20:098:09 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:5610:56 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:0411:04 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4910:49 AM–12:0212:02 PM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 PM–18:486:48 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0212:02 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:486:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā23:0411:04 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā28:54 04:544:54 AM SatPunarvasu
YogaŚukla20:098:09 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBālava10:5610:56 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra31:10 07:107:10 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 163
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:245:24 PM
Moonset
07:397:39 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:165:16 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:107:10 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika08:238:23 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgava09:079:07 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta09:079:07 AM09:469:46 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla10:4910:49 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhna11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:4211:42 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:001:00 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjya12:4512:45 PM14:242:24 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇa13:001:00 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:391:39 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa14:282:28 PM15:413:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhna14:572:57 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:544:54 PM18:486:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:544:54 PM17:225:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM18:196:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kāla18:336:33 PM20:128:12 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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