Wednesday 22 July 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 14:202:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3510:35 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:165:16 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:147:14 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 34 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
05:165:16 AM to 29:175:17 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 | 10:3510:35 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 07:147:14 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Vajra | 24:08 00:0812:08 AM Thu | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 10:3510:35 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:17 05:175:17 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:204:20 AM | 05:165:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:165:16 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:057:05 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4410:44 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:162:16 PM | 15:413:41 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:592:59 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:554:55 PM | 19:507:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:507:50 PM | 21:069:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:507:50 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:507:50 PM | 20:478:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4310:43 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |