Wednesday 20 December 2006 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 22:1510:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0110:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1210:12 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 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
07:217:21 AM to 31:217:21 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 | 22:0110:01 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 13:411:41 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 28:59 04:594:59 AM Thu | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 10:1210:12 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:21 07:217:21 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:258:25 AM | 09:299:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3310:33 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2011:20 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:031:03 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:112:11 PM | 15:543:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:543:54 PM | 17:585:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:543:54 PM | 16:254:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:543:54 PM | 17:275:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:429:42 PM | 23:1811:18 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 31:197:19 AM+1 | 32:568:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |