Saturday 7 October 1972 · Beijing, China
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 14:432:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:084:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 138 of 138 minutes of aparāhṇa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:084:08 PM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 31 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 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 | 16:084:08 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 21:219:21 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 25:49 01:491:49 AM Sun | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 16:084:08 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:166:16 AM | 07:437:43 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:166:16 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:037:03 AM | 07:497:49 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:099:09 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:512:51 PM | 16:354:35 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:475:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:475:47 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:475:47 PM | 18:126:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:475:47 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:096:09 AM+1 | 31:557:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |