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Wednesday 16 March 1938 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā

Budhavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 14:442:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:151:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Holī

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

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:486:48 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 11 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 179° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 179° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:258:25 PM–21:599:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:387:38 AM–09:079:07 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3710:37 AM–12:0712:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0111:01 AM–12:3512:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:4311:43 AM–12:3112:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:371:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:086:08 AM–07:387:38 AMgood
Amṛta07:387:38 AM–09:079:07 AMgood
Kāla09:079:07 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Śubha10:3710:37 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Roga12:0712:07 PM–13:371:37 PMavoid
Udvega13:371:37 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Cara15:063:06 PM–16:364:36 PMneutral
Lābha16:364:36 PM–18:066:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:066:06 PM–19:367:36 PMavoid
Śubha19:367:36 PM–21:069:06 PMgood
Amṛta21:069:06 PM–22:3610:36 PMgood
Cara22:3610:36 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0612:06+1 AM–25:361:36+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:361:36+1 AM–27:073:07+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:073:07+1 AM–28:374:37+1 AMgood
Udvega28:374:37+1 AM–30:076:07+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:076:07+1 AM

06:086:08 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 13:151:15 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 27:283:28+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 06:486:48 AM
Gaṇḍauntil 28:454:45+1 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:151:15 PM
Bālavauntil 24:4212:42+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0712:07 PM–13:371:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:427:42 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:371:37 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 58 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:427:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  11. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā13:151:15 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī27:28 03:283:28 AM ThuHasta
YogaŚūla06:486:48 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava13:151:15 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:07 06:076:07 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1994
Śaka
1859
Kali
5038
Ahargaṇa
1 840 508
Day length
11 h 58 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
18:196:19 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:387:38 AM09:079:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0111:01 AM12:3512:35 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:427:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:258:25 PM21:599:59 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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