Sunday 13 January 2002 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 20:268:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:299:29 PM.
At sunrise
07:367:36 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:548:54 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 41 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
07:367:36 AM to 31:367:36 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 | 21:299:29 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 16:234:23 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 12:0512:05 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 08:548:54 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:36 07:367:36 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:106:10 AM | 07:367:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:367:36 AM | 09:339:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:339:33 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1811:18 AM | 13:001:00 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:391:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:054:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:213:21 PM | 17:175:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:004:00 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:054:05 PM | 17:175:17 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:175:17 PM | 19:127:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:175:17 PM | 17:465:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:175:17 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 26:442:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |