Friday 17 January 1969 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 02:322:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5910:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:157:15 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3010:30 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 32 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
07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15 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 | 22:5910:59 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 10:3010:30 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 19:287:28 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 12:4412:44 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:157:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:157:15 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 09:389:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:109:10 AM | 09:489:48 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:242:24 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 16:474:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:474:47 PM | 18:436:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:474:47 PM | 17:165:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:474:47 PM | 18:146:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:355:35 PM | 19:007:00 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:062:06 AM+1 | 27:313:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |