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Wednesday 18 December 2097 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Budhavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 21:429:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:066:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 104 of 119 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:567:56 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 176° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 176° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–13:561:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:224:22 PM–16:514:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:224:22 PM–17:515:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla16:434:43 PM–18:086:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya08:188:18 AM–09:429:42 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:238:23 AM–09:319:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3910:39 AM–11:4811:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3011:30 AM–12:0612:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4811:48 AM–12:5612:56 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

Lābha07:147:14 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Amṛta08:238:23 AM–09:319:31 AMgood
Kāla09:319:31 AM–10:3910:39 AMavoid
Śubha10:3910:39 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Roga11:4811:48 AM–12:5612:56 PMavoid
Udvega12:5612:56 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Cara14:052:05 PM–15:133:13 PMneutral
Lābha15:133:13 PM–16:224:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:224:22 PM–18:136:13 PMavoid
Śubha18:136:13 PM–20:058:05 PMgood
Amṛta20:058:05 PM–21:579:57 PMgood
Cara21:579:57 PM–23:4811:48 PMneutral
Roga23:4811:48 PM–25:401:40+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:401:40+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:313:31+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMgood
Udvega29:235:23+1 AM–31:157:15+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15+1 AM

07:147:14 AM sunrise16:224:22 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 18:066:06 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 24:2712:27+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 20:108:10 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:567:56 AM
Bavauntil 18:066:06 PM
Bālavauntil 28:134:13+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4811:48 AM–12:5612:56 PM
Pradoṣa 16:224:22 PM–18:216:21 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12+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. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5612:56 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 08 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:216:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā18:066:06 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā24:27 00:2712:27 AM ThuĀrdrā
YogaŚubha20:108:10 PMŚukla
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:567:56 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2154
Śaka
2019
Kali
5198
Ahargaṇa
1 898 860
Day length
9 h 08 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:543:54 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:188:18 AM09:429:42 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3910:39 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM12:5612:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:322:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM13:561:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:322:32 PM16:224:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:224:22 PM18:216:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:224:22 PM16:514:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:224:22 PM17:515:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:434:43 PM18:086:08 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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