Wednesday 24 August 1949 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 14:572:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5911:59 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 7 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:494:49 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:279:27 AM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 46 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
04:494:49 AM to 28:504:50 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 | 11:5911:59 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 21:279:27 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 09:279:27 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 11:5911:59 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:50 04:504:50 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:273:27 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:273:27 AM | 04:084:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:483:48 AM | 04:494:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:494:49 AM | 07:347:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:326:32 AM | 08:158:15 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:347:34 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4211:42 AM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:177:17 PM | 20:448:44 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:384:38 AM+1 | 30:046:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |