Monday 22 February 2016 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 20:348:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:509:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:099:09 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 08 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:436:43 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 | 21:509:50 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Tue | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 23:4311:43 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:099:09 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:319:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5510:55 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:421:42 PM | 15:053:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:542:54 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:254:25 PM | 18:096:09 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:097:09 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 | 26:472:47 AM+1 | 28:304:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |