Tuesday 28 August 2007 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 12:4712:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3510:35 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:058:05 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 14 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
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05:555:55 AM to 29:555:55 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Pūrṇimā | 10:3510:35 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 25:57 01:571:57 AM Wed | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 08:058:05 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:3510:35 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:228:22 AM | 09:119:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:063:06 PM | 16:374:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:096:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:096:09 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:096:09 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:096:09 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:167:16 PM | 20:458:45 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5110:51 PM | 23:3811:38 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |