Tuesday 12 November 1985 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 02:052:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2010:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 116 of 116 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0712:07 PM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 33 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:396:39+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 | 22:2010:20 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 12:0712:07 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 22:5210:52 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 12:1312:13 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:328:32 AM | 09:109:10 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:471:47 PM | 14:592:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:162:16 PM | 16:104:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:104:10 PM | 18:066:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:104:10 PM | 16:394:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:104:10 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:015:01 PM | 18:256:25 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 21:589:58 PM | 22:5610:56 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:251:25+1 AM | 26:492:49+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |