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Thursday 9 December 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 06:326:32 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:109:10 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:138:13 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:109:10 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

13:051:05 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:051:05 PM
At noon, 13:051:05 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 14° ahead of it, in Mūla, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 14° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:196:19 AM–07:167:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:476:47 AM–08:138:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4512:45 PM–13:241:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:213:21 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 kāla19:367:36 PM–21:249:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:138:13 AM–09:269:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:468:46 AM–10:3410:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:3910:39 AM–11:5211:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2811:28 AM–12:0712:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:182:18 PM–15:313:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:213:21 PM–16:004:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:011:01+1 AM–26:492:49+1 AMa 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

Śubha08:138:13 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Roga09:269:26 AM–10:3910:39 AMavoid
Udvega10:3910:39 AM–11:5211:52 AMavoid
Cara11:5211:52 AM–13:051:05 PMneutral
Lābha13:051:05 PM–14:182:18 PMgood
Amṛta14:182:18 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Kāla15:313:31 PM–16:444:44 PMavoid
Śubha16:444:44 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:575:57 PM–19:447:44 PMgood
Cara19:447:44 PM–21:319:31 PMneutral
Roga21:319:31 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Kāla23:1811:18 PM–25:051:05+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:051:05+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMgood
Udvega26:522:52+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:404:40+1 AM–30:276:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta30:276:27+1 AM–32:148:14+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:138:13 AM to 32:148:14+1 AM

08:138:13 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 32:148:14+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:109:10 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 26:492:49+1 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 14:142:14 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:109:10 AM
Bālavauntil 22:3110:31 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4512:45 PM–13:241:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:182:18 PM–15:313:31 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 24:4112:41+1 AM–25:291:29+1 AM

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. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:241:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:313:31 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:291:29+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā09:109:10 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMūla26:49 02:492:49 AM FriPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaŚūla14:142:14 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava09:109:10 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra32:14 08:148:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 056
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
09:039:03 AM
Moonset
19:097:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:196:19 AM08:138:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:196:19 AM07:167:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:476:47 AM08:138:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:138:13 AM10:1010:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:468:46 AM10:3410:34 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1010:10 AM12:0712:07 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3910:39 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:0712:07 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4112:41 PM13:291:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:241:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:182:18 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:213:21 PM16:004:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:517:51 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 nakṣatra19:367:36 PM21:249:24 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4112:41+1 AM25:291:29+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:011:01+1 AM26:492:49+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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