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Thursday 14 December 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Guruvāra. Pūrṇimā began at 16:464:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:016:01 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:487:48 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 177° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 177° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:1512:15+1 AM–25:591:59+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:596:59 AM–08:198:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:409:40 AM–11:0011:00 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3410:34 AM–11:1711:17 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:421:42 PM–15:023:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:511:51 PM–15:353:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 PM–15:353:35 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

Śubha06:596:59 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Roga08:198:19 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Udvega09:409:40 AM–11:0011:00 AMavoid
Cara11:0011:00 AM–12:2112:21 PMneutral
Lābha12:2112:21 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Amṛta13:421:42 PM–15:023:02 PMgood
Kāla15:023:02 PM–16:234:23 PMavoid
Śubha16:234:23 PM–17:445:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:445:44 PM–19:237:23 PMgood
Cara19:237:23 PM–21:039:03 PMneutral
Roga21:039:03 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Kāla22:4210:42 PM–24:2112:21+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2112:21+1 AM–26:012:01+1 AMgood
Udvega26:012:01+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:403:40+1 AM–29:205:20+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:205:20+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 18:016:01 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 07:487:48 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 11:0411:04 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:016:01 PM
Bālavauntil 30:476:47+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4312:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:421:42 PM–15:023:02 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:307:30 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:023:02 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:307:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā18:016:01 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraRohiṇī07:487:48 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya11:0411:04 AMŚubha
KaraṇaBava18:016:01 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:59 06:596:59 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 391
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:525:52 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:198:19 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:409:40 AM11:0011:00 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3410:34 AM11:1711:17 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:421:42 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:511:51 PM15:353:35 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:522:52 PM15:353:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:307:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:1512:15+1 AM25:591:59+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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