Tuesday 15 April 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 15:433:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:423:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:423:42 PM
Pūrṇimā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 44 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:476:47 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 | 15:423:42 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 25:39 01:391:39 AM Wed | Svātī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 22:5510:55 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:423:42 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:209:20 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:229:22 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:204:20 PM | 17:565:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:594:59 PM | 19:317:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:087:08 PM | 20:468:46 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:317:31 PM | 21:019:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:317:31 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:317:31 PM | 20:398:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |