Sunday 16 September 1917 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 16:054:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:276:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 149 of 149 minutes of aparāhṇa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1411:14 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 27 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09+1 AM
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 | 18:276:27 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 11:1411:14 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Mon | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 18:276:27 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:551:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 17:025:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:564:56 PM | 17:455:45 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:025:02 PM | 18:356:35 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:157:15 PM | 21:029:02 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:575:57+1 AM | 31:447:44+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |