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April 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 6 April 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Pūrṇimā

Śukravāra. Pūrṇimā began at 04:214:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4912:49 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Caitrī Pūrṇimā

Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:076:07 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:362:36 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 90° above S. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 173° ahead of it, in Hasta, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 173° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:076:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:287:28 PM–20:538:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:387:38 AM–09:109:10 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:338:33 AM–09:229:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4110:41 AM–12:1312:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5810:58 AM–12:2312:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3712:37 PM–13:261:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:163:16 PM–16:484:48 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:076:07 AM–07:387:38 AMneutral
Lābha07:387:38 AM–09:109:10 AMgood
Amṛta09:109:10 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Kāla10:4110:41 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Śubha12:1312:13 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Roga13:451:45 PM–15:163:16 PMavoid
Udvega15:163:16 PM–16:484:48 PMavoid
Cara16:484:48 PM–18:196:19 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:196:19 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid
Kāla19:487:48 PM–21:169:16 PMavoid
Lābha21:169:16 PM–22:4410:44 PMgood
Udvega22:4410:44 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1312:13 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1good
Amṛta25:411:41 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1good
Cara27:093:09 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1neutral
Roga28:384:38 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:076:07 AM to 30:066:06 AM+1

06:076:07 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 24:4912:49 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 24:4712:47 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 14:482:48 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:362:36 PM
Bavauntil 24:4912:49 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4110:41 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1312:13 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā24:49 00:4912:49 AM SatPratipadā
NakṣatraHasta24:47 00:4712:47 AM SatCitrā
YogaDhruva14:482:48 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:362:36 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:06 06:066:06 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 558
Day length
12 h 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
17:585:58 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:076:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:076:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:076:07 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:387:38 AM09:109:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:338:33 AM09:229:22 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5810:58 AM12:2312:23 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:261:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:163:16 PM16:484:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:287:28 PM20:538:53 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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