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Tuesday 27 December 1966 · Erbil, Iraq

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 21:409:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:438:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 114 of 114 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:169:16 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonErbil12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 176° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:212:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:245:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4212:42 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:109:10 AM–09:499:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:399:39 AM–10:5210:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0512:05 PM–13:181:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:302:30 PM–15:433:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:157:15 PM–20:498:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3910:39 PM–23:3611:36 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

Roga07:147:14 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Udvega08:278:27 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Cara09:399:39 AM–10:5210:52 AMneutral
Lābha10:5210:52 AM–12:0512:05 PMgood
Amṛta12:0512:05 PM–13:181:18 PMgood
Kāla13:181:18 PM–14:302:30 PMavoid
Śubha14:302:30 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Roga15:433:43 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:564:56 PM–18:436:43 PMavoid
Lābha18:436:43 PM–20:308:30 PMgood
Udvega20:308:30 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Śubha22:1810:18 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0512:05 AM+1–25:521:52 AM+1good
Cara25:521:52 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1neutral
Roga27:403:40 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:275:27 AM+1–31:147:14 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:147:14 AM+1

07:147:14 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 20:438:43 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 11:0411:04 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 13:431:43 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:169:16 AM
Bavauntil 20:438:43 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:302:30 PM–15:433:43 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29 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. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:433:43 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 42 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā20:438:43 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā11:0411:04 AMĀrdrā
YogaŚukla13:431:43 PMBrahma
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:169:16 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2023
Śaka
1888
Kali
5067
Ahargaṇa
1 851 021
Day length
9 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:304:30 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:109:10 AM09:499:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0512:05 PM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:212:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:302:30 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:245:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:157:15 PM20:498:49 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3910:39 PM23:3611:36 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4212:42 AM+126:162:16 AM+1sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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