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Thursday 14 December 1978 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Guruvāra. Pūrṇimā began at 12:1612:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:311:31 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:346:34 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 179° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 179° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–04:574:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:457:45 PM–21:299:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:435:43 AM–07:177:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:528:52 AM–10:2710:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:219:21 AM–11:0511:05 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:559:55 AM–10:4610:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:361:36 PM–15:113:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:582:58 PM–15:493:49 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

Śubha05:435:43 AM–07:177:17 AMgood
Roga07:177:17 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Udvega08:528:52 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Cara10:2710:27 AM–12:0212:02 PMneutral
Lābha12:0212:02 PM–13:361:36 PMgood
Amṛta13:361:36 PM–15:113:11 PMgood
Kāla15:113:11 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid
Śubha16:464:46 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:206:20 PM–19:467:46 PMgood
Cara19:467:46 PM–21:119:11 PMneutral
Roga21:119:11 PM–22:3710:37 PMavoid
Kāla22:3710:37 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0212:02 AM+1–25:271:27 AM+1good
Udvega25:271:27 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:532:53 AM+1–28:184:18 AM+1good
Amṛta28:184:18 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:435:43 AM+1

05:435:43 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 29:435:43 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 13:311:31 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 29:175:17 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 06:346:34 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:311:31 PM
Bālavauntil 26:172:17 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:361:36 PM–15:113:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:113:11 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā13:311:31 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā29:17 05:175:17 AM FriĀrdrā
YogaSādhya06:346:34 AMŚubha
KaraṇaBava13:311:31 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:43 05:435:43 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 391
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
18:266:26 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM04:574:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:435:43 AM07:177:17 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:219:21 AM11:0511:05 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:559:55 AM10:4610:46 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:493:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:361:36 PM15:113:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:582:58 PM15:493:49 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:493:49 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:457:45 PM21:299:29 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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