Wednesday 8 November 1961 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 17:515:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:585:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 103 of 114 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:379:37 AM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 44 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:336:33+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 | 17:585:58 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 13:291:29 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 09:379:37 AM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 17:585:58 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 08:578:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:011:01 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:192:19 PM | 16:164:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:164:16 PM | 18:106:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:164:16 PM | 16:444:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:164:16 PM | 17:415:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:107:10 PM | 20:478:47 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:534:53+1 AM | 30:316:31+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |