Friday 21 March 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Pūrṇimā began at 01:551:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:402:40+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 146 of 146 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:585:58 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:405:40+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 | 26:40 02:402:40 AM Sat | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 05:585:58 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 23:3211:32 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:142:14 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:137:13 AM | 08:458:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:088:08 AM | 08:578:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:351:35 PM | 15:163:16 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:512:51 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 17:545:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:545:54 PM | 19:287:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:545:54 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:545:54 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4511:45 PM | 25:261:26+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |