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Tuesday 24 December 1996 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 15:333:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:414:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1011:10 AM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 178° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:125:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:096:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–18:586:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:182:18+1 AM–28:024:02+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:218:21 AM–09:089:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:578:57 AM–10:2510:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5211:52 AM–13:201:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:482:48 PM–16:164:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:158:15 PM–21:599:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3910:39 PM–23:2811:28 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

Roga06:016:01 AM–07:297:29 AMavoid
Udvega07:297:29 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Cara08:578:57 AM–10:2510:25 AMneutral
Lābha10:2510:25 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Amṛta11:5211:52 AM–13:201:20 PMgood
Kāla13:201:20 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Śubha14:482:48 PM–16:164:16 PMgood
Roga16:164:16 PM–17:445:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:445:44 PM–19:167:16 PMavoid
Lābha19:167:16 PM–20:488:48 PMgood
Udvega20:488:48 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Śubha22:2110:21 PM–23:5311:53 PMgood
Amṛta23:5311:53 PM–25:251:25+1 AMgood
Cara25:251:25+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMneutral
Roga26:572:57+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:294:29+1 AM–30:016:01+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 30:016:01+1 AM

06:016:01 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 16:414:41 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 11:1011:10 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 18:246:24 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:414:41 PM
Bālavauntil 29:245:24+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:482:48 PM–16:164:16 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17+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. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:164:16 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā16:414:41 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā11:1011:10 AMĀrdrā
YogaŚukla18:246:24 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava16:414:41 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 976
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
17:475:47 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:125:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:218:21 AM09:089:08 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:578:57 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:482:48 PM16:164:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:096:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:158:15 PM21:599:59 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3910:39 PM23:2811:28 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:182:18+1 AM28:024:02+1 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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