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Saturday 18 January 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Śanivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 17:285:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:484:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:586:58 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:343:34 PM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

12:5112:51 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5112:51 PM
At noon, 12:5112:51 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 178° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 178° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–06:586:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2712:27 PM–13:141:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:101:10 PM–14:462:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:446:44 PM–19:087:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:446:44 PM–19:577:57 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:586:58 AM–08:268:26 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:586:58 AM–07:457:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:457:45 AM–08:328:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:549:54 AM–11:2311:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:192:19 PM–15:473:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:2311:23 PM–24:5712:57+1 AMa 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

Kāla06:586:58 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Śubha08:268:26 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Roga09:549:54 AM–11:2311:23 AMavoid
Udvega11:2311:23 AM–12:5112:51 PMavoid
Cara12:5112:51 PM–14:192:19 PMneutral
Lābha14:192:19 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Amṛta15:473:47 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Kāla17:165:16 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:446:44 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Udvega20:168:16 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Śubha21:479:47 PM–23:1911:19 PMgood
Amṛta23:1911:19 PM–24:5112:51+1 AMgood
Cara24:5112:51+1 AM–26:232:23+1 AMneutral
Roga26:232:23+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:553:55+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:265:26+1 AM–30:586:58+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:586:58 AM to 30:586:58+1 AM

06:586:58 AM sunrise18:446:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 16:484:48 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 15:343:34 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 25:301:30+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:484:48 PM
Bālavauntil 28:154:15+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:549:54 AM–11:2311:23 AM
Abhijit 12:2712:27 PM–13:141:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:446:44 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:2712:27+1 AM–25:151:15+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2311:23 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  5. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:151:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā16:484:48 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraPunarvasu15:343:34 PMPuṣya
YogaViṣkambha25:30 01:301:30 AM SunPrīti
KaraṇaBava16:484:48 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:58 06:586:58 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 192
Day length
11 h 46 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:486:48 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM06:586:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM06:586:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:586:58 AM09:199:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:586:58 AM08:268:26 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:586:58 AM07:457:45 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:457:45 AM08:328:32 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:199:19 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:2311:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2712:27 PM13:151:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:101:10 PM14:462:46 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:192:19 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM18:446:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:446:44 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:446:44 PM19:087:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:446:44 PM19:577:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:2311:23 PM24:5712:57+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2712:27+1 AM25:151:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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