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January 1987 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 14 January 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Budhavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 03:063:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:305:30+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:567:56 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 172° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 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 muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2111:21 AM–12:0412:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:219:21 PM–23:0811:08 PMa 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

Lābha06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Amṛta07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMgood
Kāla09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Śubha10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Roga11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMavoid
Udvega13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PMavoid
Cara14:232:23 PM–15:443:44 PMneutral
Lābha15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Śubha18:446:44 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Amṛta20:238:23 PM–22:0310:03 PMgood
Cara22:0310:03 PM–23:4311:43 PMneutral
Roga23:4311:43 PM–25:231:23+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:231:23+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:023:02+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMgood
Udvega28:424:42+1 AM–30:226:22+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22+1 AM

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 29:305:30+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 07:567:56 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 26:512:51+1 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:194:19 PM
Bavauntil 29:305:30+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:031:03 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā29:30 05:305:30 AM ThuPratipadā
NakṣatraĀrdrā07:567:56 AMPunarvasu
YogaVaidhṛti26:51 02:512:51 AM ThuViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:194:19 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:22 06:226:22 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 344
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
16:264:26 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:219:21 PM23:0811:08 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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