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Friday 20 November 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 12:2712:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:392:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:567:56 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:392:39 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:5812:58 PM

The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining12:5812:58 PM
At noon, 12:5812:58 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 11° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 11° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:046:04 AM–07:007:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:326:32 AM–07:567:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3812:38 PM–13:191:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:392:39 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika09:119:11 AM–10:2710:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:579:57 AM–10:3710:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4311:43 AM–12:5812:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:191:19 PM–13:591:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:303:30 PM–16:454:45 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:2210:22 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Cara07:567:56 AM–09:119:11 AMneutral
Lābha09:119:11 AM–10:2710:27 AMgood
Amṛta10:2710:27 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Kāla11:4311:43 AM–12:5812:58 PMavoid
Śubha12:5812:58 PM–14:142:14 PMgood
Roga14:142:14 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Udvega15:303:30 PM–16:454:45 PMavoid
Cara16:454:45 PM–18:016:01 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:016:01 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Kāla19:467:46 PM–21:309:30 PMavoid
Lābha21:309:30 PM–23:1411:14 PMgood
Udvega23:1411:14 PM–24:5912:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5912:59 AM+1–26:432:43 AM+1good
Amṛta26:432:43 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1good
Cara28:284:28 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1neutral
Roga30:126:12 AM+1–31:577:57 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:567:56 AM to 31:577:57 AM+1

07:567:56 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:577:57 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 14:392:39 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 16:124:12 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 15:033:03 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:392:39 PM
Bālavauntil 27:413:41 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4311:43 AM–12:5812:58 PM
Abhijit 12:3812:38 PM–13:191:19 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 24:3512:35 AM+1–25:231:23 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 12:5812:58 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:191:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 06 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:231:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā14:392:39 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā16:124:12 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa15:033:03 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava14:392:39 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra31:57 07:577:57 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 672
Day length
10 h 06 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
08:348:34 AM
Moonset
19:047:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:046:04 AM07:567:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:046:04 AM07:007:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:326:32 AM07:567:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:567:56 AM09:579:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:119:11 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:579:57 AM11:5811:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:579:57 AM10:3710:37 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM12:5812:58 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3412:34 PM13:221:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:191:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:191:19 PM13:591:59 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:591:59 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:392:39 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:303:30 PM16:454:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2210:22 PM24:0812:08 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3512:35 AM+125:231:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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