Tuesday 24 August 2010 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 19:087:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:359:35 PM.
Observed here on this day
The second half of Pūrṇimā covers 794 of 1441 minutes of the day. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoṚṣi Tarpaṇa determinate
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:218:21 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 13 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31 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 | 21:359:35 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 20:038:03 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | past sunrise | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:218:21 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:218:21 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:099:09 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:489:48 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:254:25 PM | 18:046:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:437:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:437:43 PM | 21:099:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:437:43 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:437:43 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 25:311:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:094:09 AM+1 | 29:575:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |