Tuesday 26 December 2023 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 19:177:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:337:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 118 of 118 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:187:18 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:227:22 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 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 31:187:18 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 | 19:337:33 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 11:5111:51 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 16:514:51 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:227:22 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:18 07:187:18 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 07:187:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:187:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:187:18 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:099:09 AM | 09:469:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:051:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:281:28 PM | 14:062:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:152:15 PM | 15:243:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:432:43 PM | 16:344:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:344:34 PM | 18:326:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:344:34 PM | 17:035:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:344:34 PM | 18:026:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:398:39 PM | 22:1910:19 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2810:28 PM | 23:2711:27 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:312:31 AM+1 | 28:114:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |