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Friday 3 May 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pūrṇimā

Śukravāra. Pūrṇimā began at 21:269:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:487:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Buddha Pūrṇimā

Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSampat Gaurī Vrata determinate

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:418:41 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:101:10 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:101:10 PM
At noon, 13:101:10 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 176° ahead of it, in Svātī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 176° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:1012:10 PM–13:421:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:381:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:283:28 PM–16:234:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:038:03 PM–20:238:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:038:03 PM–21:049:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:018:01 AM–09:449:44 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:039:03 AM–09:589:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2711:27 AM–13:101:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:381:38 PM–14:332:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:364:36 PM–18:206:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:551:55 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1a 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

Cara06:186:18 AM–08:018:01 AMneutral
Lābha08:018:01 AM–09:449:44 AMgood
Amṛta09:449:44 AM–11:2711:27 AMgood
Kāla11:2711:27 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Śubha13:101:10 PM–14:532:53 PMgood
Roga14:532:53 PM–16:364:36 PMavoid
Udvega16:364:36 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid
Cara18:206:20 PM–20:038:03 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga20:038:03 PM–21:199:19 PMavoid
Kāla21:199:19 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Lābha22:3610:36 PM–23:5311:53 PMgood
Udvega23:5311:53 PM–25:101:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:101:10 AM+1–26:262:26 AM+1good
Amṛta26:262:26 AM+1–27:433:43 AM+1good
Cara27:433:43 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1neutral
Roga29:005:00 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:186:18 AM sunrise20:038:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 19:487:48 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 20:388:38 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 10:3810:38 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:418:41 AM
Bavauntil 19:487:48 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2711:27 AM–13:101:10 PM
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:381:38 PM
Pradoṣa 20:038:03 PM–21:249:24 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46 AM+1–25:341:34 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.

  1. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:101:10 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:381:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 45 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:249:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā19:487:48 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraSvātī20:388:38 PMViśākhā
YogaSiddhi10:3810:38 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:418:41 AMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:17 06:176:17 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 741
Day length
13 h 45 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
19:577:57 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:018:01 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:4811:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:039:03 AM09:589:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2711:27 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1012:10 PM13:421:42 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:381:38 PM14:332:33 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:332:33 PM17:185:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:283:28 PM16:234:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:364:36 PM18:206:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:185:18 PM20:038:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:038:03 PM21:249:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:038:03 PM20:238:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:038:03 PM21:049:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46 AM+125:341:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:551:55 AM+127:263:26 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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