Dainik Panchang
Sun, 16 Dec 2012 at New Delhi, Delhi, India. Hindu (Purnimanta) date: Margashirsha Shukla Chaturthi, Vikram Samvat 2069.
Hindu (Purnimanta) date
- Date
- Margashirsha Shukla Chaturthi
- Year
- Vikram Samvat 2069
- Weekday
- Sunday (Ravivara)
Sun and Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Moonrise
- 09:33
- Moonset
- 20:55
- Day length
- 10 h 19 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 Chaturthi up to 01:29, 17 Dec; then Shukla Panchami (all day and night)
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha up to 10:02; then Shravana (all day and night)
- Yoga
- Dhruva up to 09:08; then Vyaghata up to 05:59, 17 Dec; then Harshana (all day and night)
- Karana
- Vanija up to 14:39; then Vishti (Bhadra) up to 01:29, 17 Dec; then Bava (all day and night)
- Paksha
- Shukla Paksha
- Vara
- Ravivara
Month, year and season
- Amanta month
- Margashirsha
- Purnimanta month
- Margashirsha
- Shaka Samvat
- 1934 Nandana
- Vikram Samvat
- 2069 (Chaitra), 2069 (Kartika)
- Ritu
- Hemanta (Pre-winter)
- Ayana
- Dakshinayana (by the sidereal Sun); Dakshinayana (by the tropical Sun)
- Sun sign
- Sagittarius
- Moon sign
- Capricorn (all day and night)
Festivals and vrats
- Dhanu Sankranti
- The Sun enters Sagittarius at 15 Dec 2012, 20:14; after sunset, so observed the next day
Auspicious times
| Muhurta | From | To | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brahma Muhurta | 05:17 | 06:12 | The second-last muhurta of the night |
| Pratah Sandhya | 05:44 | 07:06 | |
| Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga | 07:06 | 10:02 | Sunday with Uttara Ashadha |
| Ravi Yoga | 10:02 | 07:07, 17 Dec | Shravana is 4th from the Sun's nakshatra |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:56 | 12:37 | The eighth muhurta of the day |
| Vijaya Muhurta | 14:00 | 14:41 | |
| 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 | 00:44, 17 Dec | The middle muhurta of the night |
Times to avoid
| Period | From | To | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 12:16 | 13:34 | |
| Bhadra | 14:39 | 01:29, 17 Dec | Vishti karana |
| Gulika Kalam | 14:51 | 16:09 | |
| Durmuhurtam | 16:04 | 16:45 | |
| Rahu Kalam | 16:09 | 17:26 |
Chandrabalam and Tarabalam
Birth signs and birth stars for which the day is favourable.
- Chandrabalam, Moon in Capricorn
- Aries, Cancer, Leo, Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces (up to 19:53, 17 Dec)
- Tarabalam, Uttara Ashadha
- Bharani, Rohini, Mrigashira, Punarvasu, Ashlesha, Purva Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati (up to 10:02)
- Tarabalam, Shravana
- Ashwini, Krittika, Mrigashira, Ardra, Pushya, Magha, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada (up to 08:26, 17 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.