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Monday 17 December 1956 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Somavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 23:5211:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:069:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 121 of 121 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:477:47 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3310:33 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 175° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 175° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:455:45 AM–06:466:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:166:16 AM–07:477:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:152:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:374:37 PM–17:075:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:374:37 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:447:44 PM–21:129:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:538:53 AM–09:599:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0011:00 AM–12:2812:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0511:05 AM–12:1212:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2912:29 PM–13:051:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:181:18 PM–14:242:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:152:15 PM–14:512:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta07:477:47 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Kāla08:538:53 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Śubha09:599:59 AM–11:0511:05 AMgood
Roga11:0511:05 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Udvega12:1212:12 PM–13:181:18 PMavoid
Cara13:181:18 PM–14:242:24 PMneutral
Lābha14:242:24 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Amṛta15:313:31 PM–16:374:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:374:37 PM–18:316:31 PMneutral
Roga18:316:31 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Kāla20:248:24 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Lābha22:1810:18 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Udvega24:1212:12 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:062:06 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1good
Amṛta28:004:00 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1good
Cara29:545:54 AM+1–31:477:47 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:477:47 AM to 31:477:47 AM+1

07:477:47 AM sunrise16:374:37 PM sunsetsunrise 31:477:47 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 21:069:06 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 27:453:45 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 23:2311:23 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:3310:33 AM
Bavauntil 21:069:06 PM
Bālavauntil 31:357:35 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:538:53 AM–09:599:59 AM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 16:374:37 PM–18:386:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:599:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 50 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:386:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā21:069:06 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā27:45 03:453:45 AM TueĀrdrā
YogaŚubha23:2311:23 PMŚukla
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:3310:33 AMBava
VāraSomavāra31:47 07:477:47 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 359
Day length
8 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:354:35 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:455:45 AM07:477:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:455:45 AM06:466:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:166:16 AM07:477:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:477:47 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:538:53 AM09:599:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0011:00 AM12:2812:28 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0511:05 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:051:05 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM14:512:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:152:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:152:15 PM14:512:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:512:51 PM16:374:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:374:37 PM18:386:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:374:37 PM17:075:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:374:37 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:447:44 PM21:129:12 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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