Saturday 17 February 1973 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 15:203:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:371:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:497:49 AM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 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
06:506:50 AM to 30:496:49 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 | 13:371:37 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 27:56 03:563:56 AM Sun | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 07:497:49 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:371:37 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:506:50 AM | 08:128:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:506:50 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:347:34 AM | 08:178:17 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:411:41 PM | 15:033:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:363:36 PM | 17:485:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:204:20 PM | 17:535:53 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:485:48 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:485:48 PM | 18:146:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:485:48 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 27:103:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |