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December 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 15 December 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, 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

07:417:41 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4912:49 PM

Pūrṇimā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 180° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 180° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:445:44 AM–06:436:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:136:13 AM–07:417:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:046:04 PM–19:527:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:339:33 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0110:01 AM–11:1211:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2212:22 PM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5410:54 PM–23:5311:53 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

Roga07:417:41 AM–08:518:51 AMavoid
Udvega08:518:51 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Cara10:0110:01 AM–11:1211:12 AMneutral
Lābha11:1211:12 AM–12:2212:22 PMgood
Amṛta12:2212:22 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–20:428:42 PMgood
Udvega20:428:42 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2212:22+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMgood
Cara26:122:12+1 AM–28:024:02+1 AMneutral
Roga28:024:02+1 AM–29:525:52+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:525:52+1 AM–31:427:42+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:417:41 AM to 31:427:42+1 AM

07:417:41 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:427:42+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 12:4912:49 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 27:563:56+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 28:184:18+1 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:4912:49 PM
Bālavauntil 26:022:02+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46+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. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:523:52 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 20 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46+1 AM. 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
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:42 07:427:42 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 452
Day length
9 h 20 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:295:29 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:445:44 AM07:417:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:445:44 AM06:436:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:136:13 AM07:417:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:417:41 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:339:33 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0110:01 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2212:22 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:322:32 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 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:306:30 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 muhūrta22:5410:54 PM23:5311:53 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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