Saturday 5 October 2013 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 09:089:08 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:358:35 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:445:44 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:358:35 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
11:2811:28 AM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 11 h 29 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
05:445:44 AM to 29:455:45 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 | 08:358:35 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 18:176:17 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 26:38 02:382:38 AM Sun | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 08:358:35 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:445:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:445:44 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:445:44 AM | 07:107:10 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:445:44 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:306:30 AM | 07:167:16 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:368:36 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:541:54 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3712:37 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:231:23 PM | 14:092:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:552:55 PM | 17:125:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:125:12 PM | 18:536:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:125:12 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:125:12 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0511:05 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:082:08 AM+1 | 27:423:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |