Saturday 17 August 1940 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 01:151:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:322:32+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
The second half of Pūrṇimā covers 762 of 1441 minutes of the day. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoṚṣi Tarpaṇa determinate
At sunrise
05:255:25 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:567:56 AM
Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 27 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
05:255:25 AM to 29:255:25+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 | 26:32 02:322:32 AM Sun | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 10:0010:00 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 07:567:56 AM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:501:50 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:25 05:255:25 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:424:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:255:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:255:25 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:255:25 AM | 07:057:05 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:255:25 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:186:18 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:468:46 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:491:49 PM | 15:303:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:212:21 PM | 16:054:05 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 26:312:31+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |