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December 1918 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 17 December 1918 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 05:495:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:173:17 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 118 of 118 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:437:43 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:409:40 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 172° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 172° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:455:45 AM–06:446:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:156:15 AM–07:437:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:229:22 AM–10:5010:50 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:242:24 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:359:35 AM–10:1210:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0310:03 AM–11:1311:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2312:23 PM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:295:29 PM–18:586:58 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5510:55 PM–23:5411:54 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

Roga07:437:43 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Udvega08:538:53 AM–10:0310:03 AMavoid
Cara10:0310:03 AM–11:1311:13 AMneutral
Lābha11:1311:13 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Amṛta12:2312:23 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Kāla13:321:32 PM–14:422:42 PMavoid
Śubha14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Roga15:523:52 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:025:02 PM–18:526:52 PMavoid
Lābha18:526:52 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Udvega20:438:43 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Śubha22:3310:33 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2312:23 AM+1–26:132:13 AM+1good
Cara26:132:13 AM+1–28:034:03 AM+1neutral
Roga28:034:03 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:535:53 AM+1–31:447:44 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:437:43 AM to 31:447:44 AM+1

07:437:43 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:447:44 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 12:1812:18 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 09:409:40 AM
Śubhauntil 30:256:25 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:314:31 PM
Bavauntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:4112:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:523:52 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā27:17 03:173:17 AM WedPratipadā
NakṣatraRohiṇī12:1812:18 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya09:409:40 AMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:314:31 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:44 07:447:44 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1975
Śaka
1840
Kali
5019
Ahargaṇa
1 833 479
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:394:39 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:455:45 AM07:437:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:455:45 AM06:446:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:156:15 AM07:437:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:437:43 AM09:359:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:229:22 AM10:5010:50 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:359:35 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:359:35 AM10:1210:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0310:03 AM11:1311:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:422:42 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:295:29 PM18:586:58 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5510:55 PM23:5411:54 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:242:24 AM+127:533:53 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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