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Tuesday 24 December 1996 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 16:334:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:415:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1012:10 PM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, 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 muhūrta05:095:09 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:041:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:183:18+1 AM–29:025:02+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:569:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:449:44 AM–11:1211:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4112:41 PM–14:092:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:373:37 PM–17:065:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:159:15 PM–22:5910:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2711:27 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMan 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

Roga06:476:47 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Udvega08:158:15 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Cara09:449:44 AM–11:1211:12 AMneutral
Lābha11:1211:12 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Amṛta12:4112:41 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Kāla14:092:09 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Śubha15:373:37 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Roga17:065:06 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:346:34 PM–20:068:06 PMavoid
Lābha20:068:06 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Udvega21:379:37 PM–23:0911:09 PMavoid
Śubha23:0911:09 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:4112:41+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMgood
Cara26:122:12+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMneutral
Roga27:443:44+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:165:16+1 AM–30:486:48+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:486:48+1 AM

06:476:47 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:486:48+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 17:415:41 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 12:1012:10 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 19:247:24 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:415:41 PM
Bālavauntil 30:246:24+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:041:04 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:373:37 PM–17:065:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17+1 AM–25:051:05+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 13:041:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:065:06 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+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 Pūrṇimā17:415:41 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā12:1012:10 PMĀrdrā
YogaŚukla19:247:24 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava17:415:41 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:48 06:486:48 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 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:366:36 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:569:56 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:449:44 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:041:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:373:37 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:159:15 PM22:5910:59 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2711:27 PM24:1612:16+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:183:18+1 AM29:025:02+1 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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