Monday 22 December 2014 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 11:4611:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:369:36 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:467:46 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:369:36 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 18 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
07:467:46 AM to 31:467:46+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 | 09:369:36 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 21:449:44 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 11:3311:33 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 09:369:36 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:46 07:467:46 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:485:48 AM | 07:467:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:485:48 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:186:18 AM | 07:467:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:467:46 AM | 09:389:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:389:38 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:351:35 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:362:36 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:133:13 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:483:48 PM | 17:175:17 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 19:027:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:158:15 PM | 21:449:44 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:316:31+1 AM | 31:597:59+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |