Friday 23 February 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Pūrṇimā began at 21:409:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:555:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:027:02 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:497:49 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 01 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
good to begin inavoidedneutral
07:027:02 AM to 31:007:00 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 | 17:555:55 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 22:1110:11 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 16:054:05 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:497:49 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:00 07:007:00 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 07:027:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:027:02 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:248:24 AM | 09:479:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:149:14 AM | 09:589:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:051:05 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:222:22 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:173:17 PM | 16:404:40 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:058:05 PM | 21:299:29 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:115:11 AM+1 | 30:356:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |