Friday 12 December 2008 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Pūrṇimā began at 23:5811:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:078:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 114 of 114 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:057:05 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0310:03 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 46 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
07:057:05 AM to 31:067:06+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 | 20:078:07 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 14:182:18 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 19:007:00 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:0310:03 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 07:057:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:057:05 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:197:19 AM | 08:438:43 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:188:18 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:029:02 AM | 09:419:41 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4510:45 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:252:25 PM | 15:383:38 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:542:54 PM | 16:514:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:514:51 PM | 18:456:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:514:51 PM | 17:205:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:514:51 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:107:10 PM | 20:348:34 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:323:32+1 AM | 28:554:55+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |