Sunday 18 November 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 16:154:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:452:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:167:16 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:452:45 PM
Pūrṇimā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 53 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
07:167:16 AM to 31:177:17 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 | 14:452:45 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 27:19 03:193:19 AM Mon | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 27:33 03:333:33 AM Mon | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:452:45 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:17 07:177:17 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 07:167:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:167:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:167:16 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:085:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:493:49 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:513:51 PM | 17:235:23 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:543:54 PM | 17:085:08 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:085:08 PM | 19:017:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:085:08 PM | 17:365:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:085:08 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 26:332:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |