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Saturday 21 May 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pūrṇimā

Śanivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 03:123:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:145:14+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Buddha Pūrṇimā

Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSampat Gaurī Vrata determinate

At sunrise

05:075:07 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:164:16 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 172° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 172° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:513:51 AM–04:294:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:104:10 AM–05:075:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:5311:53 AM–13:391:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:483:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:417:41 PM–20:008:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:417:41 PM–20:378:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:075:07 AM–06:566:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:056:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:056:05 AM–07:037:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:458:45 AM–10:3410:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:132:13 PM–16:024:02 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:042:04+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Kāla05:075:07 AM–06:566:56 AMavoid
Śubha06:566:56 AM–08:458:45 AMgood
Roga08:458:45 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Udvega10:3410:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Cara12:2412:24 PM–14:132:13 PMneutral
Lābha14:132:13 PM–16:024:02 PMgood
Amṛta16:024:02 PM–17:515:51 PMgood
Kāla17:515:51 PM–19:417:41 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:417:41 PM–20:518:51 PMgood
Udvega20:518:51 PM–22:0210:02 PMavoid
Śubha22:0210:02 PM–23:1311:13 PMgood
Amṛta23:1311:13 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMgood
Cara24:2312:23+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMneutral
Roga25:341:34+1 AM–26:452:45+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:452:45+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:553:55+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:075:07 AM to 29:065:06+1 AM

05:075:07 AM sunrise19:417:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:065:06+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 21:409:40 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 27:293:29+1 AM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:164:16 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:458:45 AM–10:3410:34 AM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Pradoṣa 19:417:41 PM–20:568:56 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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.

  1. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3410:34 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:568:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  10. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimāpast sunrisePratipadā
NakṣatraViśākhā21:409:40 PMAnurādhā
YogaParigha27:29 03:293:29 AM SunŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:164:16 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra29:06 05:065:06 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 064
Day length
14 h 34 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:027:02 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:513:51 AM05:075:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:513:51 AM04:294:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:104:10 AM05:075:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:075:07 AM08:018:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:075:07 AM06:566:56 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:075:07 AM06:056:05 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:056:05 AM07:037:03 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:018:01 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5311:53 AM13:391:39 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:464:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:132:13 PM16:024:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:483:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:464:46 PM19:417:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:417:41 PM20:568:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:417:41 PM20:008:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:417:41 PM20:378:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:042:04+1 AM27:503:50+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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