Monday 20 March 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 17:035:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:443:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:237:23 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:443:44 PM
Pūrṇimā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
13:281:28 PM
The Sun 52° above N. Day length 12 h 08 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
07:237:23 AM to 31:247:24 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 | 15:443:44 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 22:4710:47 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 17:515:51 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:443:44 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:24 07:247:24 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:485:48 AM | 07:237:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:485:48 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:126:12 AM | 07:237:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:237:23 AM | 09:499:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:548:54 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:499:49 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:521:52 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:402:40 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:582:58 PM | 16:294:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:293:29 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:443:44 PM | 17:185:18 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:174:17 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 19:317:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:317:31 PM | 21:069:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:317:31 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:317:31 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 25:521:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 31:107:10 AM+1 | 32:468:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |