Monday 18 October 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 00:2912:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:592:59 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 104 of 104 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoKālī Pūjā boundary
At sunrise
07:067:06 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:509:50 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 59 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
07:067:06 AM to 31:077:07 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 | 26:59 02:592:59 AM Tue | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 09:509:50 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 20:148:14 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 13:451:45 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:07 07:077:07 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 07:067:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:067:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:067:06 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 09:519:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:581:58 PM | 15:203:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:093:09 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:496:49 PM | 20:378:37 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:365:36 AM+1 | 31:237:23 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |