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Thursday 15 January 1987 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Guruvāra. Pūrṇimā began at 08:068:06 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3010:30 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:517:51 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 181° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 181° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:041:04 PM–14:512:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:184:18 PM–16:484:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:184:18 PM–17:485:48 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:217:21 AM–08:288:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2010:20 AM–10:5610:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5612:56 PM–14:042:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:551:55 PM–14:302:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:3812:38+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha07:217:21 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Roga08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Udvega09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Cara10:4210:42 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–12:5612:56 PMgood
Amṛta12:5612:56 PM–14:042:04 PMgood
Kāla14:042:04 PM–15:113:11 PMavoid
Śubha15:113:11 PM–16:184:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:184:18 PM–18:116:11 PMgood
Cara18:116:11 PM–20:038:03 PMneutral
Roga20:038:03 PM–21:569:56 PMavoid
Kāla21:569:56 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:421:42+1 AMgood
Udvega25:421:42+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:353:35+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:285:28+1 AM–31:207:20+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:217:21 AM to 31:207:20+1 AM

07:217:21 AM sunrise16:184:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 10:3010:30 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 15:453:45 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 07:517:51 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:3010:30 AM
Bālavauntil 23:3911:39 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:5612:56 PM–14:042:04 PM
Pradoṣa 16:184:18 PM–18:186:18 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:042:04 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 8 h 57 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:186:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā10:3010:30 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraPunarvasu15:453:45 PMPuṣya
YogaVaidhṛti07:517:51 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava10:3010:30 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:20 07:207:20 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 345
Day length
8 h 57 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:064:06 PM
Moonset
07:517:51 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:217:21 AM08:288:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2010:20 AM10:5610:56 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:302:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5612:56 PM14:042:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:041:04 PM14:512:51 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:551:55 PM14:302:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:302:30 PM16:184:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:184:18 PM18:186:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:184:18 PM16:484:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:184:18 PM17:485:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:3812:38+1 AM26:242:24+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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