Monday 21 August 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong
Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 04:404:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:302:30+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1711:17 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 47 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:036:03+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 | 26:30 02:302:30 AM Tue | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 18:216:21 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 11:1711:17 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 15:323:32 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:334:33 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:397:39 AM | 09:159:15 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:527:52 AM | 09:229:22 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:022:02 PM | 15:383:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:342:34 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:253:25 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:164:16 PM | 18:506:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:514:51 PM | 18:216:21 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:506:50 PM | 20:208:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:506:50 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:506:50 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:475:47+1 AM | 31:197:19+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |