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Thursday 12 March 1998 · Tehran, Iran

Phālguna Śukla Pūrṇimā

Guruvāra. Pūrṇimā began at 05:415:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:048:04+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Holikā Dahana

Pūrṇimā covers 142 of 142 minutes of sāyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3612:36 PM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 171° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 171° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:434:43 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:075:07 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:336:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:059:05 PM–22:5210:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:206:20 AM–07:497:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:179:17 AM–10:4610:46 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1610:16 AM–11:0411:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:2110:21 AM–12:0812:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:431:43 PM–15:123:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:003:00 PM–15:473:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha06:206:20 AM–07:497:49 AMgood
Roga07:497:49 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Udvega09:179:17 AM–10:4610:46 AMavoid
Cara10:4610:46 AM–12:1412:14 PMneutral
Lābha12:1412:14 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Amṛta13:431:43 PM–15:123:12 PMgood
Kāla15:123:12 PM–16:404:40 PMavoid
Śubha16:404:40 PM–18:096:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:096:09 PM–19:407:40 PMgood
Cara19:407:40 PM–21:119:11 PMneutral
Roga21:119:11 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Kāla22:4210:42 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:1412:14+1 AM–25:451:45+1 AMgood
Udvega25:451:45+1 AM–27:163:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:163:16+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:484:48+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:196:19+1 AM

06:206:20 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 28:144:14+1 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 12:3612:36 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 18:516:51 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:431:43 PM–15:123:12 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:123:12 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimāpast sunrisePratipadā
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī28:14 04:144:14 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaDhṛti12:3612:36 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi18:516:51 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:19 06:196:19 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 419
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
17:345:34 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:434:43 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:434:43 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:075:07 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:428:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:206:20 AM07:497:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:428:42 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:179:17 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1610:16 AM11:0411:04 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2110:21 AM12:0812:08 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:473:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:123:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:003:00 PM15:473:47 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:473:47 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:336:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:059:05 PM22:5210:52 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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