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December 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 22 December 1999 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Budhavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 05:215:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:311:31 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 117 of 117 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:337:33 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:263:26 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 172° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 172° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:356:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM–07:337:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:282:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:016:01 PM–19:257:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:448:44 AM–09:559:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:399:39 AM–11:0311:03 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:0611:06 AM–12:1612:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM–12:3512:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1612:16 PM–13:271:27 PMRāhu’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

Lābha07:337:33 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Amṛta08:448:44 AM–09:559:55 AMgood
Kāla09:559:55 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Śubha11:0611:06 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Roga12:1612:16 PM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Udvega13:271:27 PM–14:382:38 PMavoid
Cara14:382:38 PM–15:493:49 PMneutral
Lābha15:493:49 PM–16:594:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:594:59 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid
Śubha18:496:49 PM–20:388:38 PMgood
Amṛta20:388:38 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Cara22:2710:27 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1712:17 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:062:06 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:553:55 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1good
Udvega29:455:45 AM+1–31:347:34 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:337:33 AM to 31:347:34 AM+1

07:337:33 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:347:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 25:311:31 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 25:411:41 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 16:014:01 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:263:26 PM
Bavauntil 25:311:31 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1612:16 PM–13:271:27 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:271:27 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā25:31 01:311:31 AM ThuPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā25:41 01:411:41 AM ThuĀrdrā
YogaŚubha16:014:01 PMŚukla
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:263:26 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:34 07:347:34 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 069
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:494:49 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:375:37 AM07:337:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:375:37 AM06:356:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:066:06 AM07:337:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:337:33 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:448:44 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:399:39 AM11:0311:03 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:016:01 PM19:257:25 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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