Tuesday 3 December 2013 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 11:2511:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:228:22 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:327:32 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:337:33 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 29 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
07:327:32 AM to 31:337:33 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 | 08:228:22 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 07:567:56 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 07:337:33 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 08:228:22 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:33 07:337:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:365:36 AM | 07:327:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:365:36 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:056:05 AM | 07:327:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:327:32 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:269:26 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:281:28 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:212:21 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:392:39 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:073:07 PM | 17:015:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:015:01 PM | 18:576:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:015:01 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:015:01 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:299:29 PM | 22:5510:55 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5010:50 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |