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Monday 16 January 1995 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Somavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 03:133:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:264:26+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:258:25 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:533:53 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:231:23 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:231:23 PM
At noon, 13:231:23 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 173° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 173° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:287:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:258:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:031:03 PM–13:431:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:023:02 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:333:33+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0812:08 PM–13:231:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:431:43 PM–14:222:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:372:37 PM–15:523:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:423:42 PM–16:214:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:165:16 PM–18:596:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Amṛta08:258:25 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Kāla09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Śubha10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Roga12:0812:08 PM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Udvega13:231:23 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Cara14:372:37 PM–15:523:52 PMneutral
Lābha15:523:52 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Amṛta17:065:06 PM–18:216:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:216:21 PM–20:068:06 PMneutral
Roga20:068:06 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Kāla21:529:52 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Lābha23:3711:37 PM–25:231:23+1 AMgood
Udvega25:231:23+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:083:08+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:534:53+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMgood
Cara30:396:39+1 AM–32:248:24+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:258:25 AM to 32:248:24+1 AM

08:258:25 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 32:248:24+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 28:264:26+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 30:076:07+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 19:447:44 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:533:53 PM
Bavauntil 28:264:26+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AM
Abhijit 13:031:03 PM–13:431:43 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:5912:59+1 AM–25:471:47+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5410:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:431:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 56 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:471:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā28:26 04:264:26 AM TuePratipadā
NakṣatraPunarvasu30:07 06:076:07 AM TuePuṣya
YogaVaidhṛti19:447:44 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:533:53 PMBava
VāraSomavāra32:24 08:248:24 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2051
Śaka
1916
Kali
5095
Ahargaṇa
1 861 268
Day length
9 h 56 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:086:08 PM
Moonset
32:138:13+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:258:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:287:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:007:00 AM08:258:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:258:25 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2312:23 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:431:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:431:43 PM14:222:22 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:222:22 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:372:37 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:023:02 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:423:42 PM16:214:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:165:16 PM18:596:59 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5912:59+1 AM25:471:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:333:33+1 AM29:165:16+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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