Monday 21 August 2017 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 04:404:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:302:30 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:464:46 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1711:17 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 54 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
04:464:46 AM to 28:474:47 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 | 26:30 02:302:30 AM Tue | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 18:216:21 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 11:1711:17 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 15:323:32 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:47 04:474:47 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:054:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:453:45 AM | 04:464:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:464:46 AM | 07:337:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:306:30 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:337:33 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:527:52 AM | 09:229:22 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:572:57 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:514:51 PM | 18:216:21 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |