Saturday 5 October 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 09:089:08 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:358:35 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:037:03 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:358:35 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
12:5812:58 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 49 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
07:037:03 AM to 31:037:03 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 | 08:358:35 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 18:176:17 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 26:38 02:382:38 AM Sun | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 08:358:35 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:03 07:037:03 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:265:26 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:265:26 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:037:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:037:03 AM | 09:259:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:037:03 AM | 08:328:32 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:037:03 AM | 07:507:50 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:507:50 AM | 08:378:37 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:259:25 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:541:54 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:082:08 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:262:26 PM | 15:553:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:562:56 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:304:30 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 25:221:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:082:08 AM+1 | 27:423:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |