Friday 21 March 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śukravāra. Pūrṇimā began at 04:554:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:405:40+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 145 of 145 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:247:24 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:588:58 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 52° above N. Day length 12 h 06 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
07:247:24 AM to 31:257:25+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Pūrṇimā | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Sat | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 08:588:58 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 26:32 02:322:32 AM Sat | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:145:14 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:25 07:257:25 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:495:49 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:495:49 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:136:13 AM | 07:247:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:247:24 AM | 09:499:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:499:49 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:499:49 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 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 | 13:511:51 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:402:40 PM | 17:055:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:284:28 PM | 17:595:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:354:35 PM | 18:166:16 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:055:05 PM | 19:307:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:307:30 PM | 21:059:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:307:30 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:307:30 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:041:04+1 AM | 25:521:52+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:452:45+1 AM | 28:264:26+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |