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Thursday 14 December 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Guruvāra. Pūrṇimā began at 19:167:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:318:31 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 123 of 123 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:507:50 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:3411:34 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3411:34 AM
At noon, 11:3411:34 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā 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 muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1711:17 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:001:00 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 kāla26:452:45+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:167:16 AM–08:218:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:259:25 AM–10:3010:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0810:08 AM–10:4310:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3912:39 PM–13:431:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:351:35 PM–14:092:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya16:214:21 PM–18:056:05 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha07:167:16 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Roga08:218:21 AM–09:259:25 AMavoid
Udvega09:259:25 AM–10:3010:30 AMavoid
Cara10:3010:30 AM–11:3411:34 AMneutral
Lābha11:3411:34 AM–12:3912:39 PMgood
Amṛta12:3912:39 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Kāla13:431:43 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Śubha14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:523:52 PM–17:485:48 PMgood
Cara17:485:48 PM–19:447:44 PMneutral
Roga19:447:44 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Kāla21:399:39 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Lābha23:3511:35 PM–25:301:30+1 AMgood
Udvega25:301:30+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:263:26+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:225:22+1 AM–31:177:17+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:167:16 AM to 31:177:17+1 AM

07:167:16 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 20:318:31 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 10:1810:18 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 13:341:34 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:507:50 AM
Bavauntil 20:318:31 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1711:17 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:3912:39 PM–13:431:43 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:431:43 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā20:318:31 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraRohiṇī10:1810:18 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya13:341:34 PMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:507:50 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:17 07:177:17 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 391
Day length
8 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:094:09 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:167:16 AM08:218:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:259:25 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0810:08 AM10:4310:43 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1011:10 AM11:5811:58 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1711:17 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:092:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3912:39 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:001:00 PM13:351:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:351:35 PM14:092:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:214:21 PM18:056:05 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:452:45+1 AM28:294:29+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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