Wednesday 24 August 1949 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 14:572:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5911:59 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 45 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:279:27 AM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 22 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:405:40 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 | 11:5911:59 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 21:279:27 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 09:279:27 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 11:5911:59 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:207:20 AM | 09:009:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2012:20 PM | 14:002:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:342:34 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 19:017:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:017:01 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:017:01 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:017:01 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:177:17 PM | 20:448:44 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:384:38 AM+1 | 30:046:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |