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Friday 25 December 2015 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Śukravāra. Pūrṇimā began at 20:578:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:117:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

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

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:018:01 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 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 muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:237:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–11:5711:57 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:051:05 PM–13:401:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:573:57 PM–16:274:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:573:57 PM–17:295:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:184:18 AM+1–29:515:51 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:278:27 AM–09:319:31 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:069:06 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3610:36 AM–11:4011:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5711:57 AM–12:3112:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:481:48 PM–14:522:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:5210:52 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1a 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

Cara07:237:23 AM–08:278:27 AMneutral
Lābha08:278:27 AM–09:319:31 AMgood
Amṛta09:319:31 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Kāla10:3610:36 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Śubha11:4011:40 AM–12:4412:44 PMgood
Roga12:4412:44 PM–13:481:48 PMavoid
Udvega13:481:48 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Cara14:522:52 PM–15:573:57 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga15:573:57 PM–17:525:52 PMavoid
Kāla17:525:52 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid
Lābha19:487:48 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Udvega21:449:44 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Śubha23:4011:40 PM–25:361:36 AM+1good
Amṛta25:361:36 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1good
Cara27:323:32 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1neutral
Roga29:275:27 AM+1–31:237:23 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:237:23 AM to 31:237:23 AM+1

07:237:23 AM sunrise15:573:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 19:117:11 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 14:442:44 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 21:389:38 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:018:01 AM
Bavauntil 19:117:11 PM
Bālavauntil 30:296:29 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3610:36 AM–11:4011:40 AM
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Pradoṣa 15:573:57 PM–18:006:00 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4011:40 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5711:57 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:006:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā19:117:11 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā14:442:44 PMĀrdrā
YogaŚukla21:389:38 PMBrahma
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:018:01 AMBava
VāraŚukravāra31:23 07:237:23 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 916
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:134:13 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:237:23 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:069:06 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3112:31 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3112:31 PM14:142:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:051:05 PM13:401:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:481:48 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:142:14 PM15:573:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:573:57 PM18:006:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:573:57 PM16:274:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:573:57 PM17:295:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:5210:52 PM24:2512:25 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:184:18 AM+129:515:51 AM+1sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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