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Tuesday 17 December 1918 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 05:495:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:173:17 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 124 of 124 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:409:40 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 171° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 171° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:229:22 AM–10:5010:50 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1911:19 AM–11:5311:53 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:011:01 PM–13:361:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:244:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:242:24 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:019:01 AM–09:369:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:279:27 AM–10:3110:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:441:44 PM–14:492:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:295:29 PM–18:586:58 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:0310:03 PM–23:0511:05 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

Roga07:197:19 AM–08:238:23 AMavoid
Udvega08:238:23 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Cara09:279:27 AM–10:3110:31 AMneutral
Lābha10:3110:31 AM–11:3611:36 AMgood
Amṛta11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PMgood
Kāla12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 PMavoid
Śubha13:441:44 PM–14:492:49 PMgood
Roga14:492:49 PM–15:533:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla15:533:53 PM–17:495:49 PMavoid
Lābha17:495:49 PM–19:447:44 PMgood
Udvega19:447:44 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Śubha21:409:40 PM–23:3611:36 PMgood
Amṛta23:3611:36 PM–25:321:32 AM+1good
Cara25:321:32 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1neutral
Roga27:283:28 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:235:23 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:197:19 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 12:1812:18 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 09:409:40 AM
Śubhauntil 30:256:25 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:314:31 PM
Bavauntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1911:19 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:441:44 PM–14:492:49 PM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:565:56 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:492:49 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā27:17 03:173:17 AM WedPratipadā
NakṣatraRohiṇī12:1812:18 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya09:409:40 AMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:314:31 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1975
Śaka
1840
Kali
5019
Ahargaṇa
1 833 479
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:273:27 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:019:01 AM09:369:36 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:229:22 AM10:5010:50 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:279:27 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1911:19 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3611:36 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:361:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:441:44 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:102:10 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:565:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:244:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:295:29 PM18:586:58 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0310:03 PM23:0511:05 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:242:24 AM+127:533:53 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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