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Saturday 22 December 2018 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Śanivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 17:395:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:492:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:466:46 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:452:45 PM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Mūla 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 muhūrta05:085:08 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:466:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:213:21 AM+1–28:484:48 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:466:46 AM–08:148:14 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:466:46 AM–07:337:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:337:33 AM–08:208:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:439:43 AM–11:1111:11 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:082:08 PM–15:363:36 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:1910:19 PM–23:4511:45 PMa 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

Kāla06:466:46 AM–08:148:14 AMavoid
Śubha08:148:14 AM–09:439:43 AMgood
Roga09:439:43 AM–11:1111:11 AMavoid
Udvega11:1111:11 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Cara12:3912:39 PM–14:082:08 PMneutral
Lābha14:082:08 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Amṛta15:363:36 PM–17:045:04 PMgood
Kāla17:045:04 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:336:33 PM–20:048:04 PMgood
Udvega20:048:04 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Śubha21:369:36 PM–23:0811:08 PMgood
Amṛta23:0811:08 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1good
Cara24:4012:40 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1neutral
Roga26:112:11 AM+1–27:433:43 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:433:43 AM+1–29:155:15 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:155:15 AM+1–30:466:46 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:466:46 AM to 30:466:46 AM+1

06:466:46 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 14:492:49 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 14:452:45 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 24:4912:49 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:492:49 PM
Bālavauntil 25:171:17 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:439:43 AM–11:1111:11 AM
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16 AM+1–25:041:04 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1111:11 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  5. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā14:492:49 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā14:452:45 PMĀrdrā
YogaŚukla24:49 00:4912:49 AM SunBrahma
KaraṇaBava14:492:49 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:46 06:466:46 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 009
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:426:42 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:466:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:466:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:466:46 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:466:46 AM08:148:14 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:466:46 AM07:337:33 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:337:33 AM08:208:20 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:439:43 AM11:1111:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:501:50 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:1910:19 PM23:4511:45 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16 AM+125:041:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:213:21 AM+128:484:48 AM+1sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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