Saturday 1 October 1921 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 23:2311:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:268:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 142 of 142 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:539:53 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:236:23 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 | 20:268:26 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 12:1212:12 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Brahma | 25:33 01:331:33 AM Sun | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 09:539:53 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:226:22 AM | 07:517:51 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:226:22 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:107:10 AM | 07:577:57 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:199:19 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 15:133:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:487:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:547:54 PM | 21:229:22 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:424:42 AM+1 | 30:106:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |