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Friday 5 January 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Śukravāra. Pūrṇimā began at 02:192:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:514:51+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:268:26 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4312:43 PM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

13:181:18 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:181:18 PM
At noon, 13:181:18 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 173° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:268:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5912:59 PM–13:381:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:552:55 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:363:36 PM–17:245:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:106:10 PM–18:396:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:106:10 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya09:199:19 AM–11:0711:07 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:399:39 AM–10:5210:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2310:23 AM–11:0211:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0512:05 PM–13:181:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:381:38 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:443:44 PM–16:574:57 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara08:268:26 AM–09:399:39 AMneutral
Lābha09:399:39 AM–10:5210:52 AMgood
Amṛta10:5210:52 AM–12:0512:05 PMgood
Kāla12:0512:05 PM–13:181:18 PMavoid
Śubha13:181:18 PM–14:312:31 PMgood
Roga14:312:31 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Udvega15:443:44 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid
Cara16:574:57 PM–18:106:10 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:106:10 PM–19:577:57 PMavoid
Kāla19:577:57 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Lābha21:449:44 PM–23:3111:31 PMgood
Udvega23:3111:31 PM–25:181:18+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:181:18+1 AM–27:053:05+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:053:05+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMgood
Cara28:524:52+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMneutral
Roga30:396:39+1 AM–32:268:26+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:268:26 AM to 32:268:26+1 AM

08:268:26 AM sunrise18:106:10 PM sunsetsunrise 32:268:26+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 28:514:51+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 26:502:50+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 12:4312:43 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:353:35 PM
Bavauntil 28:514:51+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0512:05 PM–13:181:18 PM
Abhijit 12:5912:59 PM–13:381:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:106:10 PM–20:048:04 PM
Niśītha 24:5412:54+1 AM–25:421:42+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:181:18 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:381:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:421:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā28:51 04:514:51 AM SatPratipadā
NakṣatraĀrdrā26:50 02:502:50 AM SatPunarvasu
YogaBrahma12:4312:43 PMIndra
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:353:35 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra32:26 08:268:26 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 622
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
18:016:01 PM
Moonset
32:158:15+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:268:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:297:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:007:00 AM08:268:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:268:26 AM10:2310:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:199:19 AM11:0711:07 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2310:23 AM12:2012:20 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2310:23 AM11:0211:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0512:05 PM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5412:54 PM13:421:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5912:59 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:381:38 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:552:55 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:363:36 PM17:245:24 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:443:44 PM16:574:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:106:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:106:10 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:106:10 PM18:396:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:106:10 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5412:54+1 AM25:421:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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