Wednesday 11 March 2009 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 12:3812:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3810:38 AM.
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3710:37 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:356:35 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 | 10:3810:38 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 10:3710:37 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 21:209:20 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:3810:38 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:335:33 PM | 19:067:06 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:482:48 AM+1 | 28:204:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |