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Thursday 18 May 2000 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pūrṇimā

Guruvāra. Pūrṇimā began at 14:172:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:343:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Buddha Pūrṇimā

Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSampat Gaurī Vrata determinate

At sunrise

05:335:33 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:392:39 PM

Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 178° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 178° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:074:07 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:335:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:183:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–19:557:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:335:33 AM–07:137:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:528:52 AM–10:3210:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:599:59 AM–10:5210:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:521:52 PM–15:313:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:183:18 PM–16:114:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:027:02 PM–20:478:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Śubha05:335:33 AM–07:137:13 AMgood
Roga07:137:13 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Udvega08:528:52 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Cara10:3210:32 AM–12:1212:12 PMneutral
Lābha12:1212:12 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Amṛta13:521:52 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Kāla15:313:31 PM–17:115:11 PMavoid
Śubha17:115:11 PM–18:516:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:516:51 PM–20:118:11 PMgood
Cara20:118:11 PM–21:319:31 PMneutral
Roga21:319:31 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Kāla22:5110:51 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1212:12 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1good
Udvega25:321:32 AM+1–26:522:52 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:522:52 AM+1–28:124:12 AM+1good
Amṛta28:124:12 AM+1–29:325:32 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:335:33 AM to 29:325:32 AM+1

05:335:33 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 29:325:32 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 15:343:34 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 14:392:39 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 25:591:59 AM+1
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:343:34 PM
Bālavauntil 28:234:23 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:521:52 PM–15:313:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:168:16 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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.

  1. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:313:31 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  5. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 18 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:168:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā15:343:34 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraViśākhā14:392:39 PMAnurādhā
YogaParigha25:59 01:591:59 AM FriŚiva
KaraṇaBava15:343:34 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:32 05:325:32 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 217
Day length
13 h 18 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
18:526:52 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:074:07 AM05:335:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:074:07 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:335:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:335:33 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:335:33 AM07:137:13 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:599:59 AM10:5210:52 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:183:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:183:18 PM16:114:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:168:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM19:557:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:027:02 PM20:478:47 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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