Thursday 8 March 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Pūrṇimā began at 20:238:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:395:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 138 of 138 minutes of sāyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:047:04 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 11 h 29 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
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06:076:07 AM to 30:056:05 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 | 17:395:39 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 21:429:42 PM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 15:023:02 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:047:04 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:076:07 AM | 07:337:33 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:047:04 AM | 08:328:32 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:569:56 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:171:17 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:322:32 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:365:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:513:51 PM | 17:195:19 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:365:36 PM | 19:157:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:365:36 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:365:36 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:124:12 AM+1 | 29:395:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |