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Tuesday 18 December 2040 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 18:466:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:168:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

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

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:287:28 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 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 muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:021:02 PM–13:371:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:244:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:265:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:226:22 PM–20:078:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya07:567:56 AM–09:419:41 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:039:03 AM–09:379:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:289:28 AM–10:3210:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3711:37 AM–12:4112:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:0410:04 PM–23:0611:06 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

Roga07:207:20 AM–08:248:24 AMavoid
Udvega08:248:24 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Cara09:289:28 AM–10:3210:32 AMneutral
Lābha10:3210:32 AM–11:3711:37 AMgood
Amṛta11:3711:37 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Kāla12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Śubha13:451:45 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–19:457:45 PMgood
Udvega19:457:45 PM–21:419:41 PMavoid
Śubha21:419:41 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Amṛta23:3711:37 PM–25:331:33+1 AMgood
Cara25:331:33+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMneutral
Roga27:293:29+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:255:25+1 AM–31:217:21+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:217:21+1 AM

07:207:20 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 20:168:16 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 27:563:56+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 22:2010:20 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:287:28 AM
Bavauntil 20:168:16 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:575:57 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01+1 AM

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. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:492:49 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:575:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā20:168:16 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā27:56 03:563:56 AM WedĀrdrā
YogaŚubha22:2010:20 PMŚukla
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:287:28 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:21 07:217:21 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2097
Śaka
1962
Kali
5141
Ahargaṇa
1 878 041
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:263:26 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:567:56 AM09:419:41 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:039:03 AM09:379:37 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3711:37 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:112:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:021:02 PM13:371:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:451:45 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:112:11 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:575:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:244:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:265:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:226:22 PM20:078:07 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0410:04 PM23:0611:06 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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