Friday 4 April 1958 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Pūrṇimā began at 15:333:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4511:45 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:599:59 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 45 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:066:06 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 | 11:4511:45 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 16:044:04 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 09:599:59 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:4511:45 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:437:43 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:418:41 AM | 09:329:32 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5510:55 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:423:42 PM | 17:175:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0611:06 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |