Friday 14 January 1983 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 10:2410:24 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:081:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate
At sunrise
07:227:22 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:081:08 PM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 55 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
07:227:22 AM to 31:217:21+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 | 13:081:08 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | past sunrise | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 26:12 02:122:12 AM Sat | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 13:081:08 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:21 07:217:21 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:227:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:227:22 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 09:359:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:099:09 AM | 09:449:44 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4210:42 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:4212:42 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4212:42 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:181:18 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:032:03 PM | 15:103:10 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:292:29 PM | 16:164:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:423:42 PM | 17:315:31 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:164:16 PM | 18:176:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:164:16 PM | 16:474:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:164:16 PM | 17:475:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:332:33+1 AM | 28:224:22+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |