Tuesday 21 May 1940 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 19:347:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:035:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSampat Gaurī Vrata determinate
At sunrise
04:554:55 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:166:16 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 11 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
04:554:55 AM to 28:554:55+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Pūrṇimā | 17:035:03 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 10:2310:23 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 15:033:03 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:166:16 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:55 04:554:55 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:373:37 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:373:37 AM | 04:164:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:563:56 AM | 04:554:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:554:55 AM | 07:467:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:467:46 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:467:46 AM | 08:428:42 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:471:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:082:08 PM | 15:383:38 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:343:34 PM | 17:205:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:164:16 PM | 19:077:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:077:07 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:077:07 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:077:07 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0811:08 PM | 24:3812:38+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |