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Wednesday 7 December 2022 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Budhavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 21:329:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0811:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 117 of 117 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1710:17 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

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 175° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 175° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:201:20 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:574:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:555:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3410:34 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:168:16 AM–09:269:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3710:37 AM–11:4711:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2811:28 AM–12:0512:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4711:47 AM–12:5712:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:205:20 PM–19:057:05 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

Lābha07:067:06 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Amṛta08:168:16 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Kāla09:269:26 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Śubha10:3710:37 AM–11:4711:47 AMgood
Roga11:4711:47 AM–12:5712:57 PMavoid
Udvega12:5712:57 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Cara14:072:07 PM–15:173:17 PMneutral
Lābha15:173:17 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:284:28 PM–18:176:17 PMavoid
Śubha18:176:17 PM–20:078:07 PMgood
Amṛta20:078:07 PM–21:579:57 PMgood
Cara21:579:57 PM–23:4711:47 PMneutral
Roga23:4711:47 PM–25:371:37+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:371:37+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:273:27+1 AM–29:175:17+1 AMgood
Udvega29:175:17+1 AM–31:077:07+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:077:07+1 AM

07:067:06 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:077:07+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 23:0811:08 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 26:032:03+1 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 16:244:24 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:1710:17 AM
Bavauntil 23:0811:08 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4711:47 AM–12:5712:57 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5712:57 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 21 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā23:0811:08 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraRohiṇī26:03 02:032:03 AM ThuMṛgaśirā
YogaSiddha16:244:24 PMSādhya
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:1710:17 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:07 07:077:07 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2079
Śaka
1944
Kali
5123
Ahargaṇa
1 871 455
Day length
9 h 21 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:004:00 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:168:16 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM11:4711:47 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4711:47 AM12:5712:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:352:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:201:20 PM13:581:58 PM11th 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 PM17:555:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:205:20 PM19:057:05 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3410:34 PM24:1812:18+1 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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