Tuesday 17 October 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 12:2312:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:352:35 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 103 of 103 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:297:29 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1212:12 PM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 08 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
07:297:29 AM to 31:307:30 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 | 14:352:35 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 26:33 02:332:33 AM Wed | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 12:1212:12 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 14:352:35 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:30 07:307:30 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:475:47 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:475:47 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:126:12 AM | 07:297:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:297:29 AM | 09:439:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:508:50 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:439:43 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:439:43 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:031:03 PM | 14:272:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:102:10 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:552:55 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:145:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 18:376:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:376:37 PM | 20:208:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:376:37 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:376:37 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:287:28 PM | 21:149:14 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |