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Monday 16 December 2024 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 12:3212:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:2810:28 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2810:28 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, 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 muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:411:41 PM–15:133:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya08:218:21 AM–09:529:52 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4710:47 AM–12:0012:00 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2012:20 PM–12:5812:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:131:13 PM–14:262:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:162:16 PM–14:552:55 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

Amṛta07:087:08 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Kāla08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Śubha09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMgood
Roga10:4710:47 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Udvega12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Cara13:131:13 PM–14:262:26 PMneutral
Lābha14:262:26 PM–15:393:39 PMgood
Amṛta15:393:39 PM–16:524:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:524:52 PM–18:396:39 PMneutral
Roga18:396:39 PM–20:268:26 PMavoid
Kāla20:268:26 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Lābha22:1310:13 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1good
Udvega24:0012:00 AM+1–25:471:47 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:471:47 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1good
Amṛta27:343:34 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good
Cara29:215:21 AM+1–31:087:08 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:087:08 AM+1

07:087:08 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:2810:28 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 23:1411:14 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 21:229:22 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:2810:28 AM
Taitilauntil 21:389:38 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AM
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:466:46 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:349:34 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:466:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā10:2810:28 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā23:1411:14 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla21:229:22 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava10:2810:28 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:08 07:087:08 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 195
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:455:45 PM
Moonset
08:168:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:218:21 AM09:529:52 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4710:47 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2012:20 PM12:5812:58 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5812:58 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:411:41 PM15:133:13 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:162:16 PM14:552:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:466:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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