Tuesday 17 March 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 09:069:06 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:508:50 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:287:28 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:508:50 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 58 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
07:287:28 AM to 31:277:27 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 | Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā | 08:508:50 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 09:599:59 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 10:5810:58 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 08:508:50 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:27 07:277:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:525:52 AM | 07:287:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:525:52 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:166:16 AM | 07:287:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:287:28 AM | 09:529:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:529:52 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:529:52 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2810:28 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:392:39 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:274:27 PM | 17:565:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:025:02 PM | 19:267:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:267:26 PM | 21:029:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:267:26 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:267:26 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:567:56 PM | 21:359:35 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 25:501:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:525:52 AM+1 | 31:327:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |