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Tuesday 16 April 1946 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 17:055:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:476:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Caitrī Pūrṇimā

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

At sunrise

04:534:53 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:535:53 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 13 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 177° ahead of it, in Citrā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 177° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:303:30 AM–04:124:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:513:51 AM–04:534:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:347:34 PM–21:199:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:367:36 AM–08:308:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:178:17 AM–09:599:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:019:01 AM–10:4610:46 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:4011:40 AM–13:221:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:043:04 PM–16:464:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3710:37 PM–23:1911:19 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

Roga04:534:53 AM–06:356:35 AMavoid
Udvega06:356:35 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Cara08:178:17 AM–09:599:59 AMneutral
Lābha09:599:59 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Amṛta11:4011:40 AM–13:221:22 PMgood
Kāla13:221:22 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Śubha15:043:04 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Roga16:464:46 PM–18:286:28 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:286:28 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Lābha19:467:46 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Udvega21:049:04 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Śubha22:2210:22 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Amṛta23:4011:40 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMgood
Cara24:5812:58+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMneutral
Roga26:162:16+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:343:34+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:534:53 AM to 28:524:52+1 AM

04:534:53 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 28:524:52+1 AM
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 18:476:47 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 26:362:36+1 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 20:588:58 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 05:535:53 AM
Bavauntil 18:476:47 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:043:04 PM–16:464:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:464:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā18:476:47 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraCitrā26:36 02:362:36 AM WedSvātī
YogaHarṣaṇa20:588:58 PMVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi05:535:53 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra28:52 04:524:52 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 461
Day length
13 h 34 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:136:13 PM
Moonset
05:075:07 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:303:30 AM04:534:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:303:30 AM04:124:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:513:51 AM04:534:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:534:53 AM07:367:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:367:36 AM10:1910:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:367:36 AM08:308:30 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:599:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:019:01 AM10:4610:46 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:043:04 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:347:34 PM21:199:19 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3710:37 PM23:1911:19 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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