Saturday 23 August 2025 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 14:262:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:072:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:072:07 PM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 26 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:475:47 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 | 14:072:07 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 27:25 03:253:25 AM Sun | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 15:503:50 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 14:072:07 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:465:46 AM | 07:277:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:465:46 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:406:40 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:089:08 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:063:06 PM | 16:444:44 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:127:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:127:12 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:127:12 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:127:12 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| 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 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 26:362:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |