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Tuesday 15 December 1959 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 10:1810:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:4912:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4912:49 PM

Pūrṇimā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 179° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 179° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1711:17 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:011:01 PM–13:351:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:046:04 PM–19:527:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya07:197:19 AM–09:079:07 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:349:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:269:26 AM–10:3010:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:0310:03 PM–23:0411:04 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

Roga07:177:17 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Udvega08:218:21 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Cara09:269:26 AM–10:3010:30 AMneutral
Lābha10:3010:30 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Amṛta11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PMgood
Kāla12:3912:39 PM–13:441:44 PMavoid
Śubha13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMgood
Roga14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla15:523:52 PM–17:485:48 PMavoid
Lābha17:485:48 PM–19:447:44 PMgood
Udvega19:447:44 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Śubha21:399:39 PM–23:3511:35 PMgood
Amṛta23:3511:35 PM–25:311:31 AM+1good
Cara25:311:31 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1neutral
Roga27:263:26 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:225:22 AM+1–31:187:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:187:18 AM+1

07:177:17 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 12:4912:49 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 27:563:56 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 28:184:18 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:4912:49 PM
Bālavauntil 26:022:02 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1711:17 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:565:56 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 PM

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. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:482:48 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā12:4912:49 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā27:56 03:563:56 AM WedĀrdrā
YogaŚubha28:18 04:184:18 AM WedŚukla
KaraṇaBava12:4912:49 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:18 07:187:18 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 452
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:234:23 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:197:19 AM09:079:07 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:349:34 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1711:17 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM12:3912:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:092:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:351:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:441:44 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:092:09 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:523:52 PM17:565:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:523:52 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:523:52 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:046:04 PM19:527:52 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0310:03 PM23:0411:04 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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