Wednesday 1 January 2014 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 23:0111:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:147:14 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:497:49 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 22 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
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07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49 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 | 19:147:14 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 13:391:39 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 08:448:44 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 09:099:09 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:49 07:497:49 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:525:52 AM | 07:497:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:525:52 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:216:21 AM | 07:497:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:497:49 AM | 09:429:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:028:02 AM | 09:269:26 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:009:00 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:429:42 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:391:39 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:411:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:115:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:115:11 PM | 19:087:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:115:11 PM | 17:415:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:115:11 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0010:00 PM | 23:2311:23 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:206:20 AM+1 | 31:447:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |