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Thursday 19 August 1948 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Guruvāra. Pūrṇimā began at 00:1312:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:322:32 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Rakṣā Bandhana · Rakhi

The second half of Pūrṇimā covers 791 of 1441 minutes of the day. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoṚṣi Tarpaṇa determinate

At sunrise

06:356:35 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:211:21 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:221:22 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding13:221:22 PM
At noon, 13:221:22 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 174° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 174° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–05:535:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:356:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5412:54 PM–13:491:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:373:37 PM–16:314:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:088:08 PM–20:298:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:088:08 PM–21:119:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:209:20 PM–23:0711:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:356:35 AM–08:178:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:589:58 AM–11:4011:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:3410:34 AM–12:2112:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:0611:06 AM–12:0012:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:033:03 PM–16:454:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:314:31 PM–17:255:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha06:356:35 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Roga08:178:17 AM–09:589:58 AMavoid
Udvega09:589:58 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Cara11:4011:40 AM–13:211:21 PMneutral
Lābha13:211:21 PM–15:033:03 PMgood
Amṛta15:033:03 PM–16:454:45 PMgood
Kāla16:454:45 PM–18:266:26 PMavoid
Śubha18:266:26 PM–20:088:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:088:08 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Cara21:269:26 PM–22:4510:45 PMneutral
Roga22:4510:45 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:0312:03 AM+1–25:221:22 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:221:22 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1good
Udvega26:402:40 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:593:59 AM+1–29:175:17 AM+1good
Amṛta29:175:17 AM+1–30:366:36 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:356:35 AM to 30:366:36 AM+1

06:356:35 AM sunrise20:088:08 PM sunsetsunrise 30:366:36 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 26:322:32 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 26:012:01 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:211:21 PM
Bavauntil 26:322:32 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5412:54 PM–13:491:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:033:03 PM–16:454:45 PM
Pradoṣa 20:088:08 PM–21:329:32 PM
Niśītha 24:5812:58 AM+1–25:461:46 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:491:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:454:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 33 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:329:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:461:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā26:32 02:322:32 AM FriPratipadā
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhāpast sunriseŚatabhiṣā
YogaŚobhana26:01 02:012:01 AM FriAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:211:21 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:36 06:366:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2005
Śaka
1870
Kali
5049
Ahargaṇa
1 844 317
Day length
13 h 33 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
20:218:21 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:356:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM05:535:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:356:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:356:35 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:356:35 AM08:178:17 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM12:0012:00 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:589:58 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3410:34 AM12:2112:21 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0611:06 AM12:0012:00 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:491:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5712:57 PM13:451:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:432:43 PM17:255:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:033:03 PM16:454:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:373:37 PM16:314:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:314:31 PM17:255:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:255:25 PM20:088:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:088:08 PM21:329:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:088:08 PM20:298:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:088:08 PM21:119:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:209:20 PM23:0711:07 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5812:58 AM+125:461:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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