Tuesday 12 August 2003 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 14:082:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4812:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
The second half of Pūrṇimā covers 495 of 1441 minutes of the day. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoṚṣi Tarpaṇa determinate
At sunrise
04:344:34 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:319:31 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 14 h 22 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
04:344:34 AM to 28:354:35 AM+1
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 | 12:4812:48 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 09:319:31 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 17:435:43 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:4812:48 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:35 04:354:35 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:173:17 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:173:17 AM | 03:553:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:363:36 AM | 04:344:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:344:34 AM | 07:267:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:267:26 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:267:26 AM | 08:238:23 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:098:09 AM | 09:579:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:301:30 PM | 15:053:05 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:203:20 PM | 17:085:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:566:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:566:56 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:566:56 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:566:56 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4710:47 PM | 23:2611:26 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0111:01 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |