Friday 15 October 1993 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 23:2611:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:367:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 135 of 135 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:319:31 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 13 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28 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 | 19:367:36 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 11:4211:42 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 24:28 00:2812:28 AM Sat | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 09:319:31 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:286:28 AM | 07:517:51 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:517:51 AM | 09:169:16 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:428:42 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:164:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:263:26 PM | 17:405:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:405:40 PM | 19:237:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:405:40 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:405:40 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:426:42 PM | 20:068:06 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:063:06 AM+1 | 28:304:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |