Wednesday 26 September 1973 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 23:1011:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:549:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 144 of 144 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:096:09 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2910:29 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 00 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
06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10 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 | 21:549:54 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 22:1110:11 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śukla | 22:2610:26 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 10:2910:29 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:334:33 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:096:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:096:09 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:397:39 AM | 09:099:09 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:391:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:103:10 PM | 16:434:43 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:096:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:096:09 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:096:09 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:096:09 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |