Monday 13 November 2023 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 17:155:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:275:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 78 of 116 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:275:27 PM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 31 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:406:40 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 | 17:275:27 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Tue | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 17:535:53 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 17:275:27 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:507:50 AM | 09:019:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:471:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:371:37 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:152:15 PM | 16:094:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:094:09 PM | 18:056:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:094:09 PM | 16:384:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:094:09 PM | 17:365:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:538:53 PM | 22:3110:31 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |