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Monday 8 December 2003 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Somavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 12:5812:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:373:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:373:37 PM

Pūrṇimā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 178° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 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–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:511:51 PM–15:393:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:574:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:565:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:178:17 AM–09:279:27 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:268:26 AM–10:1410:14 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3710:37 AM–11:4711:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0612:06 PM–12:4312:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5712:57 PM–14:072:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:581:58 PM–14:352:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:4311:43 PM–25:311:31 AM+1a 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

Amṛta07:077:07 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Kāla08:178:17 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Śubha09:279:27 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Roga10:3710:37 AM–11:4711:47 AMavoid
Udvega11:4711:47 AM–12:5712:57 PMavoid
Cara12:5712:57 PM–14:072:07 PMneutral
Lābha14:072:07 PM–15:173:17 PMgood
Amṛta15:173:17 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMneutral
Roga18:186:18 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Kāla20:088:08 PM–21:589:58 PMavoid
Lābha21:589:58 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Udvega23:4811:48 PM–25:381:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:381:38 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1good
Amṛta27:283:28 AM+1–29:175:17 AM+1good
Cara29:175:17 AM+1–31:077:07 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:077:07 AM+1

07:077:07 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:077:07 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 15:373:37 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 17:275:27 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:373:37 PM
Bālavauntil 28:534:53 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:178:17 AM–09:279:27 AM
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:279:27 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 21 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā15:373:37 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraRohiṇī17:275:27 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhyapast sunriseŚubha
KaraṇaBava15:373:37 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:07 07:077:07 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 516
Day length
9 h 21 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:154:15 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:268:26 AM10:1410:14 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM11:4711:47 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:4312:43 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:352:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5712:57 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:511:51 PM15:393:39 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:581:58 PM14:352:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:352:35 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:256:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:284:28 PM16:574:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:284:28 PM17:565:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:4311:43 PM25:311:31 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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