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April 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 23 April 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Pūrṇimā

Ravivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 13:581:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1112:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Caitrī Pūrṇimā

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

At sunrise

04:404:40 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:028:02 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 180° ahead of it, in Svātī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 180° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:203:20 AM–04:004:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:403:40 AM–04:404:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:376:37 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:376:37 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2010:20 PM–23:5011:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3911:39 AM–13:231:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:181:18 PM–14:482:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika15:083:08 PM–16:534:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:464:46 PM–17:415:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:534:53 PM–18:376:37 PMRāhu’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

Udvega04:404:40 AM–06:256:25 AMavoid
Cara06:256:25 AM–08:108:10 AMneutral
Lābha08:108:10 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Amṛta09:549:54 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Kāla11:3911:39 AM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Śubha13:231:23 PM–15:083:08 PMgood
Roga15:083:08 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid
Udvega16:534:53 PM–18:376:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:376:37 PM–19:527:52 PMgood
Amṛta19:527:52 PM–21:089:08 PMgood
Cara21:089:08 PM–22:2310:23 PMneutral
Roga22:2310:23 PM–23:3811:38 PMavoid
Kāla23:3811:38 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5312:53+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMgood
Udvega26:082:08+1 AM–27:243:24+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:243:24+1 AM–28:394:39+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:404:40 AM to 28:394:39+1 AM

04:404:40 AM sunrise18:376:37 PM sunsetsunrise 28:394:39+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 12:1112:11 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 08:028:02 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 15:033:03 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1112:11 PM
Bālavauntil 23:0711:07 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:534:53 PM–18:376:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:376:37 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:376:37 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 57 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā12:1112:11 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraCitrā08:028:02 AMSvātī
YogaVajra15:033:03 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava12:1112:11 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra28:39 04:394:39 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 156
Day length
13 h 57 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
18:476:47 PM
Moonset
04:454:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:203:20 AM04:404:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:203:20 AM04:004:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:403:40 AM04:404:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:404:40 AM07:287:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:287:28 AM10:1510:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:181:18 PM14:482:48 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:083:08 PM16:534:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:376:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:464:46 PM17:415:41 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:534:53 PM18:376:37 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:376:37 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:376:37 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:376:37 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2010:20 PM23:5011:50 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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