Tuesday 18 April 2000 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 22:1110:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1210:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0810:08 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 12 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:276:27 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 | 22:1210:12 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 25:04 01:041:04 AM Wed | Svātī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 15:593:59 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:0810:08 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:358:35 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:069:06 AM | 09:599:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:469:46 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:224:22 PM | 18:016:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:015:01 PM | 19:407:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:296:29 PM | 20:078:07 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:407:40 PM | 21:069:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:407:40 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:407:40 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |