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Wednesday 23 March 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā

Budhavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 14:132:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:314:31 PM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:047:04 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 178° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 178° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:065:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:424:42 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:0510:05 AM–11:5211:52 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:257:25 AM–08:578:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2810:28 AM–12:0012:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3611:36 AM–12:2512:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0012:00 PM–13:321:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:343:34+1 AM–29:225:22+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

Lābha05:535:53 AM–07:257:25 AMgood
Amṛta07:257:25 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Kāla08:578:57 AM–10:2810:28 AMavoid
Śubha10:2810:28 AM–12:0012:00 PMgood
Roga12:0012:00 PM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Udvega13:321:32 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Cara15:043:04 PM–16:354:35 PMneutral
Lābha16:354:35 PM–18:076:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:076:07 PM–19:357:35 PMavoid
Śubha19:357:35 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Amṛta21:039:03 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Cara22:3110:31 PM–23:5911:59 PMneutral
Roga23:5911:59 PM–25:271:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:271:27+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:552:55+1 AM–28:244:24+1 AMgood
Udvega28:244:24+1 AM–29:525:52+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:525:52+1 AM

05:535:53 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 16:314:31 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 18:076:07 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 07:047:04 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:314:31 PM
Bālavauntil 29:445:44+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0012:00 PM–13:321:32 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:417:41 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23+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. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:321:32 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 14 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā16:314:31 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī18:076:07 PMHasta
YogaGaṇḍa07:047:04 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava16:314:31 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:52 05:525:52 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 869 005
Day length
12 h 14 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:086:08 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:065:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:424:42 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:257:25 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:0510:05 AM11:5211:52 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0012:00 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:343:34+1 AM29:225:22+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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