Tuesday 14 October 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 16:444:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:103:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 58 of 135 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:267:26 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:538:53 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 17 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
07:267:26 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 | 15:103:10 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 08:538:53 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 25:15 01:151:15 AM Wed | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 15:103:10 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:27 07:277:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:445:44 AM | 07:267:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:445:44 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:096:09 AM | 07:267:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:267:26 AM | 09:419:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:419:41 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:419:41 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:292:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:122:12 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:572:57 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:533:53 PM | 17:185:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 18:436:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:434:43 PM | 18:176:17 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:436:43 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:436:43 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:436:43 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 25:291:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:072:07 AM+1 | 27:413:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |