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December 2013 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 17 December 2013 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 15:213:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:285:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:437:43 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:285:28 PM

Pūrṇimā gives way to Pratipadā.

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 178° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 178° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:456:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:156:15 AM–07:437:43 AMmorning twilight
  • 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–18:316:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:575:57 PM–19:447:44 PMa 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–13:331:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:432:43 PM–15:533:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • 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–13:331:33 PMgood
Kāla13:331:33 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Śubha14:432:43 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Roga15:533:53 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:025:02 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid
Lābha18:536:53 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+1–28:044:04 AM+1neutral
Roga28:044:04 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:545:54 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
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 17:285:28 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 27:443:44 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 24:0412:04 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:285:28 PM
Bālavauntil 30:376:37 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:4112:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:432:43 PM–15:533:53 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. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:533:53 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā17:285:28 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā27:44 03:443:44 AM WedĀrdrā
YogaŚubha24:04 00:0412:04 AM WedŚukla
KaraṇaBava17:285:28 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:44 07:447:44 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 178
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:165:16 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:465:46 AM07:437:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:465:46 AM06:456:45 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
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 PM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:113:11 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 day14:432:43 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 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 PM18:316:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:575:57 PM19:447:44 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 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
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