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Thursday 14 March 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā

Guruvāra. Pūrṇimā began at 15:153:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5212:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1410:14 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 180° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 180° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:565:56 PM–18:206:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:565:56 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:239:23 PM–22:5110:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:046:04 AM–07:337:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:029:02 AM–10:3110:31 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0110:01 AM–10:4910:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:3212:32 PM–14:002:00 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:291:29 PM–14:582:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:462:46 PM–15:343:34 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

Śubha06:046:04 AM–07:337:33 AMgood
Roga07:337:33 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Udvega09:029:02 AM–10:3110:31 AMavoid
Cara10:3110:31 AM–12:0012:00 PMneutral
Lābha12:0012:00 PM–13:291:29 PMgood
Amṛta13:291:29 PM–14:582:58 PMgood
Kāla14:582:58 PM–16:274:27 PMavoid
Śubha16:274:27 PM–17:565:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:565:56 PM–19:277:27 PMgood
Cara19:277:27 PM–20:588:58 PMneutral
Roga20:588:58 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Kāla22:2810:28 PM–23:5911:59 PMavoid
Lābha23:5911:59 PM–25:301:30+1 AMgood
Udvega25:301:30+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:013:01+1 AM–28:324:32+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:324:32+1 AM–30:036:03+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:036:03+1 AM

06:046:04 AM sunrise17:565:56 PM sunsetsunrise 30:036:03+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 12:5212:52 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 28:014:01+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 10:1410:14 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:5212:52 PM
Bālavauntil 23:3311:33 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:291:29 PM–14:582:58 PM
Pradoṣa 17:565:56 PM–19:337:33 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23+1 AM

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. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:582:58 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 52 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:337:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā12:5212:52 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī28:01 04:014:01 AM FriHasta
YogaŚūla10:1410:14 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava12:5212:52 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:03 06:036:03 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2024
Śaka
1889
Kali
5068
Ahargaṇa
1 851 464
Day length
11 h 52 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
18:066:06 PM
Moonset
06:106:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:046:04 AM07:337:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0110:01 AM10:4910:49 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3212:32 PM14:002:00 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:291:29 PM14:582:58 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:462:46 PM15:343:34 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM17:565:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:565:56 PM19:337:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:565:56 PM18:206:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:565:56 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:239:23 PM22:5110:51 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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