Tuesday 18 March 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 00:4912:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:359:35 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 147 of 147 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3310:33 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
13:281:28 PM
The Sun 53° above N. Day length 12 h 15 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
07:217:21 AM to 31:227:22 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 | 21:359:35 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 10:3310:33 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 10:5810:58 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:1411:14 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:22 07:227:22 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:475:47 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:475:47 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:106:10 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:489:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:489:48 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:489:48 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2410:24 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:041:04 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:041:04 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 15:003:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:422:42 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:324:32 PM | 18:046:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:584:58 PM | 18:246:24 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:367:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:367:36 PM | 21:109:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:367:36 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:367:36 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 25:531:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:321:32 AM+1 | 26:582:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |