Tuesday 24 December 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 03:333:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:414:41 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Pūrṇimā covers 115 of 115 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
08:238:23 AM
Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:044:04 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:131:13 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 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
08:238:23 AM to 32:248:24 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 | 28:41 04:414:41 AM Wed | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 23:1011:10 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Wed | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:044:04 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 32:24 08:248:24 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:286:28 AM | 08:238:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:286:28 AM | 07:267:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:576:57 AM | 08:238:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:238:23 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1910:19 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1910:19 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:131:13 PM | 14:252:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:481:48 PM | 15:303:30 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:373:37 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 32:158:15 AM+1 | 33:599:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |