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Thursday 24 December 2026 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 04:584:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:081:08 AM+1.

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

10:5110:51 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 muhūrta05:185:18 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 kāla15:053:05 PM–16:284:28 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

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:127:12 AM–08:258:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:389:38 AM–10:5110:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1210:12 AM–11:3611:36 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:2610:26 AM–11:0511:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:171:17 PM–14:302:30 PMRāhu’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

Śubha07:127:12 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Roga08:258:25 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Udvega09:389:38 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Cara10:5110:51 AM–12:0412:04 PMneutral
Lābha12:0412:04 PM–13:171:17 PMgood
Amṛta13:171:17 PM–14:302:30 PMgood
Kāla14:302:30 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Śubha15:433:43 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:564:56 PM–18:436:43 PMgood
Cara18:436:43 PM–20:308:30 PMneutral
Roga20:308:30 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Kāla22:1710:17 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0412:04 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1good
Udvega25:511:51 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:383:38 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1good
Amṛta29:255:25 AM+1–31:127:12 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:127:12 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 25:081:08 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 23:4711:47 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 10:5110:51 AM
Brahmauntil 30:296:29 AM+1
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:023:02 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:081:08 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:171:17 PM–14:302:30 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:302:30 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  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 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā25:08 01:081:08 AM FriDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā23:4711:47 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚukla10:5110:51 AMBrahma
KaraṇaBālava15:023:02 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:12 07:127:12 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 933
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:165:16 PM
Moonset
07:357:35 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:127:12 AM08:258:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:5110:51 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1210:12 AM11:3611:36 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2610:26 AM11:0511:05 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:171:17 PM14:302:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
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 nakṣatra15:053:05 PM16:284:28 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 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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