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Thursday 16 December 1948 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Guruvāra. Pūrṇimā began at 18:176:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:115:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 78 of 124 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:115:11 PM

Pūrṇimā gives way to Pratipadā.

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 177° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 177° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 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 kāla18:086:08 PM–19:417:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:187:18 AM–08:238:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:488:48 AM–10:2110:21 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:279:27 AM–10:3110:31 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1010:10 AM–10:4410:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:361:36 PM–14:102:10 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

Śubha07:187:18 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Roga08:238:23 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Udvega09:279:27 AM–10:3110:31 AMavoid
Cara10:3110:31 AM–11:3611:36 AMneutral
Lābha11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PMgood
Amṛta12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Kāla13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Śubha14:482:48 PM–15:533:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:533:53 PM–17:495:49 PMgood
Cara17:495:49 PM–19:447:44 PMneutral
Roga19:447:44 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Kāla21:409:40 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Lābha23:3611:36 PM–25:321:32 AM+1good
Udvega25:321:32 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:273:27 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Amṛta29:235:23 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:187:18 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 17:115:11 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 26:412:41 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 24:0612:06 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:115:11 PM
Bālavauntil 28:264:26 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:441:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā17:115:11 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā26:41 02:412:41 AM FriĀrdrā
YogaŚubha24:06 00:0612:06 AM FriŚukla
KaraṇaBava17:115:11 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:19 07:197:19 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2005
Śaka
1870
Kali
5049
Ahargaṇa
1 844 436
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:233:23 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:238:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:488:48 AM10:2110:21 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:279:27 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1010:10 AM10:4410:44 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4012:40 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:361:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:361:36 PM14:102:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:086:08 PM19:417:41 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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