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Thursday 23 January 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Guruvāra. Pūrṇimā began at 18:596:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:119:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:038:03 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 176° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 176° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2912:29 PM–13:161:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:466:46 PM–19:107:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:466:46 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:463:46+1 AM–29:335:33+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:596:59 AM–08:278:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:569:56 AM–11:2411:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5510:55 AM–11:4211:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:212:21 PM–15:493:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:373:37 PM–16:254:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:035:03 PM–18:506:50 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha06:596:59 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Roga08:278:27 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Udvega09:569:56 AM–11:2411:24 AMavoid
Cara11:2411:24 AM–12:5212:52 PMneutral
Lābha12:5212:52 PM–14:212:21 PMgood
Amṛta14:212:21 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Kāla15:493:49 PM–17:185:18 PMavoid
Śubha17:185:18 PM–18:466:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:466:46 PM–20:188:18 PMgood
Cara20:188:18 PM–21:499:49 PMneutral
Roga21:499:49 PM–23:2111:21 PMavoid
Kāla23:2111:21 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5312:53+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMgood
Udvega26:242:24+1 AM–27:563:56+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:563:56+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:275:27+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise18:466:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 21:119:11 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 08:088:08 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 09:269:26 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:038:03 AM
Bavauntil 21:119:11 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2912:29 PM–13:161:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:212:21 PM–15:493:49 PM
Pradoṣa 18:466:46 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 24:2912:29+1 AM–25:171:17+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. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  4. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:493:49 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:171:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā21:119:11 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraPunarvasu08:088:08 AMPuṣya
YogaViṣkambha09:269:26 AMPrīti
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:038:03 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:59 06:596:59 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 006
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
18:386:38 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:278:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:4211:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:2411:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4211:42 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:212:21 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:373:37 PM16:254:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM18:466:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:035:03 PM18:506:50 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:466:46 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:466:46 PM19:107:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:466:46 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2912:29+1 AM25:171:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:463:46+1 AM29:335:33+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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