Tuesday 4 January 2011 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 16:474:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:035:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:507:50 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:035:03 PM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 24 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
07:507:50 AM to 31:507:50 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 | 17:035:03 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Wed | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 18:206:20 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 17:035:03 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:50 07:507:50 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:535:53 AM | 07:507:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:535:53 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:226:22 AM | 07:507:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:507:50 AM | 09:429:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:429:42 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:429:42 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1110:11 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:034:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:173:17 PM | 16:584:58 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:213:21 PM | 17:145:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:145:14 PM | 19:107:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:145:14 PM | 17:435:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:145:14 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0411:04 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:191:19 AM+1 | 26:592:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |