Saturday 13 October 1928 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 22:4010:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5611:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 133 of 133 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0010:00 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
11:2611:26 AM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 11 h 04 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:555:55+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 | 23:5611:56 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 16:234:23 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 10:0010:00 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 11:1411:14 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:545:54 AM | 07:177:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:545:54 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:386:38 AM | 07:237:23 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:408:40 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:589:58 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0211:02 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:122:12 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:171:17 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:452:45 PM | 16:584:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:584:58 PM | 18:426:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:584:58 PM | 17:245:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:584:58 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0311:03 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:061:06+1 AM | 26:512:51+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |