Monday 14 February 1972 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 20:258:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:296:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:496:49 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:317:31 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 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
06:496:49 AM to 30:486:48+1 AM
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 | 18:296:29 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 26:25 02:252:25 AM Tue | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 12:1812:18 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 07:317:31 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:496:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:496:49 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:357:35 AM | 09:069:06 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:279:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:332:33 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:153:15 PM | 17:215:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:374:37 PM | 18:086:08 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:215:21 PM | 19:097:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:215:21 PM | 17:485:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:215:21 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |