Dainik Panchang
Sat, 15 Dec 1956 at New Delhi, Delhi, India. Hindu (Purnimanta) date: Margashirsha Shukla Dwadashi, Vikram Samvat 2013.
Hindu (Purnimanta) date
- Date
- Margashirsha Shukla Dwadashi
- Year
- Vikram Samvat 2013
- Weekday
- Saturday (Shanivara)
Sun and Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Moonrise
- 15:19
- Moonset
- 04:16
- Day length
- 10 h 20 min
- Night length
- 13 h 40 min
Panchang
Each element is given up to the time it ends; the day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
- Tithi
- Shukla Dwadashi up to 07:17; then Shukla Trayodashi up to 05:38, 16 Dec; then Shukla Chaturdashi (all day and night)
- Nakshatra
- Bharani up to 12:15; then Krittika (all day and night)
- Yoga
- Shiva up to 12:12; then Siddha (all day and night)
- Karana
- Balava up to 07:17; then Kaulava up to 18:33; then Taitila up to 05:38, 16 Dec; then Gara (all day and night)
- Paksha
- Shukla Paksha
- Vara
- Shanivara
Month, year and season
- Amanta month
- Margashirsha
- Purnimanta month
- Margashirsha
- Shaka Samvat
- 1878 Durmukhi
- Vikram Samvat
- 2013 (Chaitra), 2013 (Kartika)
- Ritu
- Hemanta (Pre-winter)
- Ayana
- Dakshinayana (by the sidereal Sun); Dakshinayana (by the tropical Sun)
- Sun sign
- Scorpio
- Moon sign
- Aries up to 18:02; then Taurus (all day and night)
Festivals and vrats
- Shani Pradosham
- Shukla Trayodashi 15 Dec, 07:17 to 16 Dec, 05:38
- Dhanu Sankranti
- The Sun enters Sagittarius at 15 Dec 1956, 11:32
Auspicious times
| Muhurta | From | To | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brahma Muhurta | 05:16 | 06:11 | The second-last muhurta of the night |
| Pratah Sandhya | 05:44 | 07:06 | |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:55 | 12:36 | The eighth muhurta of the day |
| Ravi Yoga | 12:15 | 07:06, 16 Dec | Krittika is 13th from the Sun's nakshatra |
| Vijaya Muhurta | 13:59 | 14:40 | |
| Godhuli Muhurta | 17:14 | 17:38 | |
| Sayahna Sandhya | 17:26 | 18:48 | |
| Pradosh Kaal | 17:26 | 20:10 | Three muhurtas after sunset |
| Nishita Muhurta | 23:49 | 00:43, 16 Dec | The middle muhurta of the night |
Times to avoid
| Period | From | To | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulika Kalam | 07:06 | 08:23 | |
| Durmuhurtam | 07:06 | 07:47 | |
| Durmuhurtam | 07:47 | 08:28 | |
| Rahu Kalam | 09:41 | 10:58 | |
| Yamaganda | 13:33 | 14:51 |
Chandrabalam and Tarabalam
Birth signs and birth stars for which the day is favourable.
- Chandrabalam, Moon in Aries
- Aries, Gemini, Cancer, Libra, Scorpio, Aquarius (up to 18:02)
- Chandrabalam, Moon in Taurus
- Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Pisces (up to 20:22, 17 Dec)
- Tarabalam, Bharani
- Ashwini, Krittika, Rohini, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada (up to 12:15)
- Tarabalam, Krittika
- Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati (up to 11:07, 16 Dec)
Times are local to New Delhi, Delhi, India, worked out with the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. Sunrise and sunset are for the upper edge of the Sun with normal refraction.