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Monday 24 December 2007 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 04:464:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:491:49+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1611:16 AM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 184° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 184° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:313:31 PM–16:584:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:245:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:216:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:258:25 AM–09:389:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2610:26 AM–11:5311:53 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5110:51 AM–12:0412:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2312:23 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:171:17 PM–14:302:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:202:20 PM–14:592:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta07:127:12 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Kāla08:258:25 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Śubha09:389:38 AM–10:5110:51 AMgood
Roga10:5110:51 AM–12:0412:04 PMavoid
Udvega12:0412:04 PM–13:171:17 PMavoid
Cara13:171:17 PM–14:302:30 PMneutral
Lābha14:302:30 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Amṛta15:433:43 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:564:56 PM–18:436:43 PMneutral
Roga18:436:43 PM–20:308:30 PMavoid
Kāla20:308:30 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Lābha22:1710:17 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0412:04+1 AM–25:511:51+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:511:51+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:383:38+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMgood
Cara29:255:25+1 AM–31:127:12+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:127:12+1 AM

07:127:12 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 25:491:49+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 24:3412:34+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 11:1611:16 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:143:14 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:491:49+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:258:25 AM–09:389:38 AM
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28+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 09:389:38 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā25:49 01:491:49 AM TueDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā24:34 00:3412:34 AM TuePunarvasu
YogaŚukla11:1611:16 AMBrahma
KaraṇaBālava15:143:14 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:12 07:127:12 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 865 993
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:135:13 PM
Moonset
07:367:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2610:26 AM11:5311:53 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:171:17 PM14:302:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:202:20 PM14:592:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:313:31 PM16:584:58 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:245:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:216:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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