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Monday 9 March 2020 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā

Somavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 05:345:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:481:48 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Holikā Dahana

Pūrṇimā covers 140 of 140 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:406:40 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 172° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 172° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:262:26 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0310:03 PM–23:2711:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:068:06 AM–09:349:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0111:01 AM–12:2912:29 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5212:52 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:391:39 PM–15:033:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:561:56 PM–15:243:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:123:12 PM–15:593:59 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

Amṛta06:396:39 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Kāla08:068:06 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Śubha09:349:34 AM–11:0111:01 AMgood
Roga11:0111:01 AM–12:2912:29 PMavoid
Udvega12:2912:29 PM–13:561:56 PMavoid
Cara13:561:56 PM–15:243:24 PMneutral
Lābha15:243:24 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Amṛta16:514:51 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:196:19 PM–19:517:51 PMneutral
Roga19:517:51 PM–21:249:24 PMavoid
Kāla21:249:24 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Lābha22:5610:56 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1good
Udvega24:2812:28 AM+1–26:012:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:012:01 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1good
Amṛta27:333:33 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1good
Cara29:055:05 AM+1–30:376:37 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:396:39 AM to 30:376:37 AM+1

06:396:39 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 25:481:48 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 06:406:40 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 27:393:39 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 19:277:27 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:433:43 PM
Bavauntil 25:481:48 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:068:06 AM–09:349:34 AM
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:349:34 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā25:48 01:481:48 AM TuePratipadā
NakṣatraMaghā06:406:40 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaDhṛti19:277:27 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:433:43 PMBava
VāraSomavāra30:37 06:376:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 452
Day length
11 h 40 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
17:475:47 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:068:06 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0111:01 AM12:2912:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:391:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:391:39 PM15:033:03 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:561:56 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:262:26 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:123:12 PM15:593:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0310:03 PM23:2711:27 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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