Sunday 18 April 1954 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 11:2311:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:481:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:419:41 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 18 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:385:38 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 | 13:481:48 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 18:196:19 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 09:419:41 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:481:48 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:134:13 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:5512:55 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:581:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:373:37 PM | 17:175:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:105:10 PM | 18:046:04 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:175:17 PM | 18:576:57 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 26:232:23 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |