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December 1918 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 17 December 1918 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 05:495:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:173:17 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 107 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:477:47 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:409:40 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

13:051:05 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:051:05 PM
At noon, 13:051:05 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 172° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 172° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:006:00 AM–06:546:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:276:27 AM–07:477:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:229:22 AM–10:5010:50 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4412:44 PM–13:261:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:512:51 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:242:24 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:549:54 AM–10:3710:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2610:26 AM–11:4611:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:051:05 PM–14:242:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:443:44 PM–17:035:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:295:29 PM–18:586:58 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:4511:45 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1an 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

Roga07:477:47 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Udvega09:079:07 AM–10:2610:26 AMavoid
Cara10:2610:26 AM–11:4611:46 AMneutral
Lābha11:4611:46 AM–13:051:05 PMgood
Amṛta13:051:05 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Kāla14:242:24 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Śubha15:443:44 PM–17:035:03 PMgood
Roga17:035:03 PM–18:226:22 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:226:22 PM–20:038:03 PMavoid
Lābha20:038:03 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Udvega21:449:44 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Śubha23:2411:24 PM–25:051:05 AM+1good
Amṛta25:051:05 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1good
Cara26:462:46 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1neutral
Roga28:274:27 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1avoid
Kāla30:076:07 AM+1–31:487:48 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:477:47 AM to 31:487:48 AM+1

07:477:47 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 31:487:48 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 12:1812:18 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 09:409:40 AM
Śubhauntil 30:256:25 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:314:31 PM
Bavauntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4412:44 PM–13:261:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:443:44 PM–17:035:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 24:4112:41 AM+1–25:291:29 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. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:261:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:035:03 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:291:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā27:17 03:173:17 AM WedPratipadā
NakṣatraRohiṇī12:1812:18 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya09:409:40 AMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:314:31 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:48 07:487:48 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1975
Śaka
1840
Kali
5019
Ahargaṇa
1 833 479
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
18:016:01 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:006:00 AM07:477:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:006:00 AM06:546:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:276:27 AM07:477:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:477:47 AM09:549:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:229:22 AM10:5010:50 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:549:54 AM12:0112:01 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:549:54 AM10:3710:37 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2610:26 AM11:4611:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4112:41 PM13:291:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:261:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:051:05 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:082:08 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:512:51 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:443:44 PM17:035:03 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:295:29 PM18:586:58 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:4511:45 PM24:3812:38 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:4112:41 AM+125:291:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:242:24 AM+127:533:53 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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