Saturday 25 December 1920 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 00:2312:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 20:388:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 118 of 118 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:487:48 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3210:32 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 19 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
07:487:48 AM to 31:487:48 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 | 20:388:38 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 14:192:19 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 18:356:35 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:3210:32 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:48 07:487:48 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:505:50 AM | 07:487:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:505:50 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:196:19 AM | 07:487:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:487:48 AM | 09:399:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:487:48 AM | 08:578:57 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:487:48 AM | 08:258:25 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:258:25 AM | 09:029:02 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:399:39 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0710:07 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:371:37 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:065:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:065:06 PM | 19:047:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:065:06 PM | 17:365:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:065:06 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:379:37 PM | 23:0111:01 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:302:30 AM+1 | 27:533:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |