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Thursday 28 January 2021 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Guruvāra. Pūrṇimā began at 01:181:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4612:46+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:061:06 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 174° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 174° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:269:26 PM–23:0211:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:296:29 AM–07:587:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2510:25 AM–11:1311:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:5011:50 AM–13:261:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:521:52 PM–15:213:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:093:09 PM–15:563:56 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

Śubha06:296:29 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Roga07:587:58 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Udvega09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AMavoid
Cara10:5510:55 AM–12:2412:24 PMneutral
Lābha12:2412:24 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Amṛta13:521:52 PM–15:213:21 PMgood
Kāla15:213:21 PM–16:494:49 PMavoid
Śubha16:494:49 PM–18:186:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:186:18 PM–19:497:49 PMgood
Cara19:497:49 PM–21:219:21 PMneutral
Roga21:219:21 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Kāla22:5210:52 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2412:24+1 AM–25:551:55+1 AMgood
Udvega25:551:55+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:263:26+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:584:58+1 AM–30:296:29+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:296:29+1 AM

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 24:4612:46+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 27:513:51+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 19:247:24 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:061:06 PM
Bavauntil 24:4612:46+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:521:52 PM–15:213:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:213:21 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā24:46 00:4612:46 AM FriPratipadā
NakṣatraPuṣya27:51 03:513:51 AM FriĀśleṣā
YogaPrīti19:247:24 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:061:06 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:29 06:296:29 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 777
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
18:046:04 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:296:29 AM07:587:58 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:5510:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2510:25 AM11:1311:13 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5011:50 AM13:261:26 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:213:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:093:09 PM15:563:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:269:26 PM23:0211:02 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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