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Wednesday 23 December 2026 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Budhavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 01:181:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:289:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:467:46 AM

Śubha gives way to Śukla.

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 174° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 174° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:4311:43 AM–13:061:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:287:28 AM–08:568:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2410:24 AM–11:5211:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2811:28 AM–12:1512:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5211:52 AM–13:201:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:422:42 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha06:006:00 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Amṛta07:287:28 AM–08:568:56 AMgood
Kāla08:568:56 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Śubha10:2410:24 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Roga11:5211:52 AM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Udvega13:201:20 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Cara14:482:48 PM–16:164:16 PMneutral
Lābha16:164:16 PM–17:435:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:435:43 PM–19:167:16 PMavoid
Śubha19:167:16 PM–20:488:48 PMgood
Amṛta20:488:48 PM–22:2010:20 PMgood
Cara22:2010:20 PM–23:5211:52 PMneutral
Roga23:5211:52 PM–25:241:24 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:241:24 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:562:56 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1good
Udvega28:284:28 AM+1–30:016:01 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 30:016:01 AM+1

06:006:00 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 21:289:28 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 19:237:23 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 07:467:46 AM
Śuklauntil 27:213:21 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:2411:24 AM
Bavauntil 21:289:28 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5211:52 AM–13:201:20 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:201:20 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā21:289:28 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā19:237:23 PMĀrdrā
YogaŚubha07:467:46 AMŚukla
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:2411:24 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 932
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:305:30 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:287:28 AM08:568:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:4311:43 AM13:061:06 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:086:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:422:42 AM+128:064:06 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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