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Friday 12 December 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Śukravāra. Pūrṇimā began at 05:285:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:371:37+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 78 of 78 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:333:33 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:101:10 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth13:101:10 PM
At noon, 13:101:10 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 173° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 173° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4212:42 PM–13:391:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:323:32 PM–16:294:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:015:01 PM–18:246:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:168:16 PM–20:368:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:168:16 PM–21:159:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:517:51 AM–09:379:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:558:55 AM–09:529:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2411:24 AM–13:101:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4912:49 PM–14:132:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:391:39 PM–14:362:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:434:43 PM–18:306:30 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:4012:40+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMa 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

Cara06:046:04 AM–07:517:51 AMneutral
Lābha07:517:51 AM–09:379:37 AMgood
Amṛta09:379:37 AM–11:2411:24 AMgood
Kāla11:2411:24 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Śubha13:101:10 PM–14:572:57 PMgood
Roga14:572:57 PM–16:434:43 PMavoid
Udvega16:434:43 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid
Cara18:306:30 PM–20:168:16 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga20:168:16 PM–21:309:30 PMavoid
Kāla21:309:30 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Lābha22:4310:43 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Udvega23:5711:57 PM–25:101:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:101:10+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:242:24+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMgood
Cara27:383:38+1 AM–28:514:51+1 AMneutral
Roga28:514:51+1 AM–30:056:05+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:056:05+1 AM

06:046:04 AM sunrise20:168:16 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 25:371:37+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 19:487:48 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 24:3012:30+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:333:33 PM
Bavauntil 25:371:37+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2411:24 AM–13:101:10 PM
Abhijit 12:4212:42 PM–13:391:39 PM
Pradoṣa 20:168:16 PM–21:359:35 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46+1 AM–25:341:34+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:101:10 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:391:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:359:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā25:37 01:371:37 AM SatPratipadā
NakṣatraRohiṇī19:487:48 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya24:30 00:3012:30 AM SatŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:333:33 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:05 06:056:05 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 347
Day length
14 h 12 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
20:118:11 PM
Moonset
30:046:04+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:517:51 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:558:55 AM09:529:52 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2411:24 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:391:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4912:49 PM14:132:13 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:391:39 PM14:362:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:362:36 PM17:265:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:323:32 PM16:294:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:434:43 PM18:306:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:015:01 PM18:246:24 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening17:265:26 PM20:168:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:168:16 PM21:359:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:168:16 PM20:368:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:168:16 PM21:159:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:4012:40+1 AM26:042:04+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46+1 AM25:341:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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