Saturday 25 October 2003 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 00:1412:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 20:508:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 109 of 109 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3410:34 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 26 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 20:508:50 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 19:037:03 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 17:305:30 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 10:3410:34 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:116:11 AM | 07:297:29 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:116:11 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:526:52 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:478:47 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2612:26 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4212:42 PM | 14:002:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:081:08 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:211:21 PM | 14:472:47 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:322:32 PM | 16:374:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:374:37 PM | 18:266:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:374:37 PM | 17:045:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:374:37 PM | 17:585:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |