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Friday 15 March 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā

Śukravāra. Pūrṇimā began at 00:5712:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:229:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Holikā Dahana

Pūrṇimā covers 143 of 143 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0811:08 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 175° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 175° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:167:16 AM–08:418:41 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:503:50+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:377:37 AM–09:069:06 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:308:30 AM–09:189:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3510:35 AM–12:0512:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:033:03 PM–16:324:32 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:187:18 PM–20:438:43 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

Cara06:086:08 AM–07:377:37 AMneutral
Lābha07:377:37 AM–09:069:06 AMgood
Amṛta09:069:06 AM–10:3510:35 AMgood
Kāla10:3510:35 AM–12:0512:05 PMavoid
Śubha12:0512:05 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Roga13:341:34 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Udvega15:033:03 PM–16:324:32 PMavoid
Cara16:324:32 PM–18:026:02 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:026:02 PM–19:327:32 PMavoid
Kāla19:327:32 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Lābha21:039:03 PM–22:3310:33 PMgood
Udvega22:3310:33 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:0412:04+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:341:34+1 AM–27:053:05+1 AMgood
Cara27:053:05+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMneutral
Roga28:354:35+1 AM–30:066:06+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:066:06+1 AM

06:086:08 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 21:229:22 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 12:5412:54 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 15:273:27 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:0811:08 AM
Bavauntil 21:229:22 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3510:35 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28+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.

  1. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0512:05 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  6. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 54 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā21:229:22 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī12:5412:54 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚūla15:273:27 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:0811:08 AMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:06 06:066:06 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 447
Day length
11 h 54 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
17:575:57 PM
Moonset
30:006:00+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:167:16 AM08:418:41 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:377:37 AM09:069:06 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:308:30 AM09:189:18 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:0512:05 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:033:03 PM16:324:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:187:18 PM20:438:43 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:503:50+1 AM29:155:15+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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