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December 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 22 December 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Budhavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 05:215:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:311:31 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 115 of 115 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:228:22 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:263:26 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:111:11 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:111:11 PM
At noon, 13:111:11 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 173° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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 muhūrta06:276:27 AM–07:247:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:566:56 AM–08:228:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:016:01 PM–19:257:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:399:39 AM–11:0311:03 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5911:59 AM–13:111:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5212:52 PM–13:311:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:111:11 PM–14:242:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha08:228:22 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Amṛta09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMgood
Kāla10:4710:47 AM–11:5911:59 AMavoid
Śubha11:5911:59 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Roga13:111:11 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Udvega14:242:24 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Cara15:363:36 PM–16:484:48 PMneutral
Lābha16:484:48 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:016:01 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid
Śubha19:487:48 PM–21:369:36 PMgood
Amṛta21:369:36 PM–23:2411:24 PMgood
Cara23:2411:24 PM–25:111:11 AM+1neutral
Roga25:111:11 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:592:59 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:474:47 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1good
Udvega30:356:35 AM+1–32:228:22 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:228:22 AM to 32:228:22 AM+1

08:228:22 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 32:228:22 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 25:311:31 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 25:411:41 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 16:014:01 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:263:26 PM
Bavauntil 25:311:31 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:111:11 PM–14:242:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 24:4712:47 AM+1–25:351:35 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:242:24 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:351:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā25:31 01:311:31 AM ThuPratipadā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā25:41 01:411:41 AM ThuĀrdrā
YogaŚubha16:014:01 PMŚukla
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:263:26 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra32:22 08:228:22 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 069
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:515:51 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:276:27 AM08:228:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:276:27 AM07:247:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:566:56 AM08:228:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:228:22 AM10:1810:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:399:39 AM11:0311:03 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1810:18 AM12:1312:13 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4712:47 PM13:351:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:311:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:092:09 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:016:01 PM19:257:25 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4712:47 AM+125:351:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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