Friday 17 December 1971 · Beijing, China
Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 02:082:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:033:03 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:307:30 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:392:39 PM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 20 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
07:307:30 AM to 31:317:31 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 | 27:03 03:033:03 AM Sat | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 23:4711:47 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Śūla | 21:019:01 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 14:392:39 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:31 07:317:31 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:335:33 AM | 07:307:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:335:33 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:026:02 AM | 07:307:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:307:30 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:408:40 AM | 09:509:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:229:22 AM | 09:599:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:212:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:262:26 PM | 16:084:08 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:302:30 PM | 15:403:40 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:582:58 PM | 16:504:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:504:50 PM | 18:486:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:504:50 PM | 17:205:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:504:50 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |