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December 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 4 December 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 23:1911:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:567:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:098:09 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:468:46 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 188° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 188° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:156:15 AM–07:127:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:446:44 AM–08:098:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2410:24 PM–23:5011:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:239:23 AM–10:3610:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0710:07 AM–10:4610:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4911:49 AM–13:031:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:221:22 PM–14:022:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:471:47 PM–15:133:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:303:30 PM–16:434:43 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara08:098:09 AM–09:239:23 AMneutral
Lābha09:239:23 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Amṛta10:3610:36 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Kāla11:4911:49 AM–13:031:03 PMavoid
Śubha13:031:03 PM–14:162:16 PMgood
Roga14:162:16 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Udvega15:303:30 PM–16:434:43 PMavoid
Cara16:434:43 PM–17:575:57 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:575:57 PM–19:437:43 PMavoid
Kāla19:437:43 PM–21:309:30 PMavoid
Lābha21:309:30 PM–23:1711:17 PMgood
Udvega23:1711:17 PM–25:031:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:031:03 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1good
Amṛta26:502:50 AM+1–28:374:37 AM+1good
Cara28:374:37 AM+1–30:236:23 AM+1neutral
Roga30:236:23 AM+1–32:108:10 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:098:09 AM to 32:108:10 AM+1

08:098:09 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 32:108:10 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 19:567:56 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 08:468:46 AM
Mṛgaśirāuntil 30:176:17 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 27:093:09 AM+1
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:359:35 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:567:56 PM
Taitilauntil 30:236:23 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4911:49 AM–13:031:03 PM
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:221:22 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 24:3912:39 AM+1–25:271:27 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. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:031:03 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:271:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  13. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā19:567:56 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraRohiṇī08:468:46 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya27:09 03:093:09 AM SatŚubha
KaraṇaBālava09:359:35 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra32:10 08:108:10 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 686
Day length
9 h 48 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
18:576:57 PM
Moonset
08:218:21 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:156:15 AM08:098:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:156:15 AM07:127:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:446:44 AM08:098:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:098:09 AM10:0710:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:239:23 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0710:07 AM12:0412:04 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0710:07 AM10:4610:46 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:221:22 PM14:022:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:471:47 PM15:133:13 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:022:02 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:303:30 PM16:434:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2410:24 PM23:5011:50 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3912:39 AM+125:271:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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