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Thursday 24 December 2026 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 06:586:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:083:08 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5112:51 PM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 183° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 183° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:055:05 PM–18:286:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:336:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:097:09 AM–08:318:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:539:53 AM–11:1511:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4810:48 AM–11:3211:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:1212:12 PM–13:361:36 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:002:00 PM–15:223:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:113:11 PM–15:553:55 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

Śubha07:097:09 AM–08:318:31 AMgood
Roga08:318:31 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Udvega09:539:53 AM–11:1511:15 AMavoid
Cara11:1511:15 AM–12:3812:38 PMneutral
Lābha12:3812:38 PM–14:002:00 PMgood
Amṛta14:002:00 PM–15:223:22 PMgood
Kāla15:223:22 PM–16:444:44 PMavoid
Śubha16:444:44 PM–18:076:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:076:07 PM–19:447:44 PMgood
Cara19:447:44 PM–21:229:22 PMneutral
Roga21:229:22 PM–23:0011:00 PMavoid
Kāla23:0011:00 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3812:38 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1good
Udvega26:162:16 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:533:53 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1good
Amṛta29:315:31 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:097:09 AM+1

07:097:09 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 27:083:08 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 25:471:47 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 12:5112:51 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:025:02 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:083:08 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:001:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:002:00 PM–15:223:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14 AM+1–25:021:02 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. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:223:22 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 58 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā27:08 03:083:08 AM FriDvitīyā
NakṣatraĀrdrā25:47 01:471:47 AM FriPunarvasu
YogaŚukla12:5112:51 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBālava17:025:02 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:09 07:097:09 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 933
Day length
10 h 58 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:316:31 PM
Moonset
07:187:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:245:24 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:245:24 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:318:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4810:48 AM11:3211:32 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1212:12 PM13:361:36 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:002:00 PM15:223:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:113:11 PM15:553:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:055:05 PM18:286:28 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:336:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14 AM+125:021:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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