Wednesday 23 December 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 00:1812:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 20:288:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 118 of 118 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2410:24 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5511:55 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
07:177:17 AM to 31:177:17 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 | 20:288:28 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 18:236:23 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 26:21 02:212:21 AM Thu | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:2410:24 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:17 07:177:17 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:268:26 AM | 09:369:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4510:45 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5511:55 AM | 13:041:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:271:27 PM | 14:042:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:412:41 PM | 16:324:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:324:32 PM | 18:306:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:324:32 PM | 17:015:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:324:32 PM | 18:016:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 27:063:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:356:35 AM+1 | 31:587:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |