Tuesday 20 May 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 09:529:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1112:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 19 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:187:18 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:537:53 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 32° above N. Day length 9 h 57 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
07:187:18 AM to 31:197:19 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 | 12:1112:11 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 07:537:53 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 16:404:40 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:1112:11 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:19 07:197:19 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:265:26 AM | 07:187:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:265:26 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 07:187:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:187:18 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:179:17 AM | 09:579:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:311:31 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:102:10 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:462:46 PM | 16:004:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:163:16 PM | 17:155:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:155:15 PM | 19:087:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:155:15 PM | 17:435:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:155:15 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5310:53 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0911:09 PM | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |