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Tuesday 24 March 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 17:595:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:023:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

Kept the day after Holikā Dahana. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:482:48 PM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 178° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 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 muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:158:15 AM–09:429:42 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:116:11 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:116:11 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:218:21 AM–09:109:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:588:58 AM–10:3010:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0212:02 PM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:063:06 PM–16:394:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:2110:21 PM–23:4711:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5110:51 PM–23:3811:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga05:545:54 AM–07:267:26 AMavoid
Udvega07:267:26 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Cara08:588:58 AM–10:3010:30 AMneutral
Lābha10:3010:30 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Amṛta12:0212:02 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Śubha15:063:06 PM–16:394:39 PMgood
Roga16:394:39 PM–18:116:11 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:116:11 PM–19:387:38 PMavoid
Lābha19:387:38 PM–21:069:06 PMgood
Udvega21:069:06 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Śubha22:3410:34 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0112:01+1 AM–25:291:29+1 AMgood
Cara25:291:29+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMneutral
Roga26:572:57+1 AM–28:244:24+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:244:24+1 AM–29:525:52+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:525:52+1 AM

05:545:54 AM sunrise18:116:11 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 15:023:02 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 14:482:48 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 24:4412:44+1 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:023:02 PM
Bālavauntil 25:281:28+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:063:06 PM–16:394:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:116:11 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+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.

  1. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:394:39 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā15:023:02 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī14:482:48 PMHasta
YogaVṛddhi24:44 00:4412:44 AM WedDhruva
KaraṇaBava15:023:02 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:52 05:525:52 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 186
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:206:20 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:158:15 AM09:429:42 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:218:21 AM09:109:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:063:06 PM16:394:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:116:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:116:11 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:116:11 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:116:11 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2110:21 PM23:4711:47 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5110:51 PM23:3811:38 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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