Monday 12 March 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 21:149:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:379:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:299:29 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:436:43+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 | 21:379:37 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Tue | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 14:322:32 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 09:299:29 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:128:12 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5711:57 AM | 13:371:37 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:052:05 PM | 15:333:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:223:22 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:539:53 PM | 23:3211:32 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |