Thursday 23 October 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:055:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:575:57+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 101 of 101 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
07:117:11 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:317:31 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:5412:54 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 11 h 24 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
07:117:11 AM to 31:127:12+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 | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Fri | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Fri | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 07:317:31 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 17:355:35 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:12 07:127:12 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:315:31 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:315:31 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:565:56 AM | 07:117:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:117:11 AM | 09:289:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:117:11 AM | 08:378:37 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:289:28 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:351:35 PM | 15:173:17 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:192:19 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:333:33 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:194:19 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4611:46 PM | 25:271:27+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 25:181:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |