Wednesday 11 November 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 23:5311:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:471:47+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 111 of 111 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoKālī Pūjā boundary
At sunrise
07:077:07 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:477:47 AM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 07 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
07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08+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 | 25:47 01:471:47 AM Thu | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 16:044:04 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 07:477:47 AM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 12:5312:53 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:08 07:087:08 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 07:077:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:077:07 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:238:23 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5510:55 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:521:52 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:133:13 PM | 17:145:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:145:14 PM | 19:057:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:145:14 PM | 17:425:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:145:14 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1010:10 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |