Tuesday 23 December 1969 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 23:4311:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:351:35 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 117 of 117 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:347:34 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3612:36 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 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
07:347:34 AM to 31:357:35 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 | 25:35 01:351:35 AM Wed | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 22:2110:21 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Śukla | past sunrise | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:3612:36 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:35 07:357:35 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:385:38 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:385:38 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:076:07 AM | 07:347:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:347:34 AM | 09:279:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:279:27 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:279:27 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:281:28 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:282:28 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:392:39 PM | 15:493:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:073:07 PM | 17:005:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:005:00 PM | 18:576:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:005:00 PM | 17:295:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:005:00 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5010:50 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |