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December 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 14 December 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Śanivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 02:472:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:383:38 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 116 of 116 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:297:29 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:163:16 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 173° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 173° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:335:33 AM–06:316:31 AM
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:3212:32 PM
  • Amṛta kāla12:1412:14 PM–13:561:56 PM
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:252:25 PM
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:265:26 PM

Avoid

  • Gulika07:297:29 AM–08:408:40 AM
  • Durmuhūrta07:297:29 AM–08:078:07 AM
  • Durmuhūrta08:078:07 AM–08:458:45 AM
  • Rāhu kāla09:519:51 AM–11:0211:02 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:241:24 PM–14:352:35 PM
  • Varjya21:309:30 PM–23:1111:11 PM

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

Kāla07:297:29 AM–08:408:40 AMavoid
Śubha08:408:40 AM–09:519:51 AMgood
Roga09:519:51 AM–11:0211:02 AMavoid
Udvega11:0211:02 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Cara12:1312:13 PM–13:241:24 PMneutral
Lābha13:241:24 PM–14:352:35 PMgood
Amṛta14:352:35 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Kāla15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:574:57 PM–18:466:46 PMgood
Udvega18:466:46 PM–20:358:35 PMavoid
Śubha20:358:35 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Amṛta22:2410:24 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1good
Cara24:1312:13 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1neutral
Roga26:022:02 AM+1–27:513:51 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:513:51 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:405:40 AM+1–31:307:30 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:297:29 AM to 31:307:30 AM+1

07:297:29 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:307:30 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 27:383:38 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 15:393:39 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 17:085:08 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:163:16 PM
Bavauntil 27:383:38 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:519:51 AM–11:0211:02 AM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0211:02 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā27:38 03:383:38 AM SunPratipadā
NakṣatraRohiṇī15:393:39 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya17:085:08 PMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:163:16 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra31:30 07:307:30 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 512
Day length
9 h 28 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:534:53 PM
Moonset
31:227:22 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:335:33 AM07:297:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:335:33 AM06:316:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:026:02 AM07:297:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:297:29 AM09:229:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika07:297:29 AM08:408:40 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrta07:297:29 AM08:078:07 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta08:078:07 AM08:458:45 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgava09:229:22 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla09:519:51 AM11:0211:02 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhna11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:5411:54 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla12:1412:14 PM13:561:56 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇa13:091:09 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa13:241:24 PM14:352:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijaya13:471:47 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:033:03 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:574:57 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:574:57 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya21:309:30 PM23:1111:11 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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