Sunday 18 January 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 02:342:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:523:52 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:347:34 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4412:44 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 48 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
07:347:34 AM to 31:347:34 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 | 27:52 03:523:52 AM Mon | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 12:4412:44 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 23:4111:41 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 15:163:16 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:34 07:347:34 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:096:09 AM | 07:347:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:347:34 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:562:56 PM | 16:094:09 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:253:25 PM | 17:235:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:044:04 PM | 16:444:44 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:094:09 PM | 17:235:23 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:235:23 PM | 19:167:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:235:23 PM | 17:515:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:235:23 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:179:17 PM | 23:0011:00 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 31:327:32 AM+1 | 33:159:15 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |