Saturday 16 August 2008 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śanivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 23:4711:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:1612:16 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
The second half of Pūrṇimā covers 731 of 1440 minutes of the day. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoṚṣi Tarpaṇa determinate
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0311:03 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 58 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:295:29 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 | 24:16 00:1612:16 AM Sun | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 11:0311:03 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 11:1911:19 AM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:0612:06 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:29 05:295:29 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:224:22 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:285:28 AM | 07:057:05 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:285:28 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:206:20 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:341:34 PM | 15:123:12 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:123:12 PM | 16:524:52 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:266:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:266:26 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:266:26 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:266:26 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 26:502:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |