Tuesday 14 November 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 04:054:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:004:00+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoRāsayātrā determinate
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1210:12 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 28 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:406:40 AM to 30:416:41+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Pūrṇimā | 28:00 04:004:00 AM Wed | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 24:32 00:3212:32 AM Wed | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 10:1210:12 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:593:59 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:348:34 AM | 09:119:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:029:02 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:529:52 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:461:46 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:152:15 PM | 16:084:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:084:08 PM | 18:056:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:084:08 PM | 16:374:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:084:08 PM | 17:365:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:397:39 PM | 21:179:17 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 21:589:58 PM | 22:5610:56 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |