Saturday 10 October 2026 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 00:0612:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5011:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 140 of 140 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:057:05 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5511:55 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:5612:56 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 11 h 42 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
07:057:05 AM to 31:067:06 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 | 23:5011:50 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 24:13 00:1312:13 AM Sun | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 24:32 00:3212:32 AM Sun | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 11:5511:55 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:275:27 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:275:27 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:057:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:057:05 AM | 09:259:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:057:05 AM | 08:338:33 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:057:05 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:527:52 AM | 08:398:39 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:228:22 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:259:25 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:062:06 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:242:24 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:532:53 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 18:476:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:076:07 PM | 19:457:45 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:476:47 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:476:47 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:476:47 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 25:201:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |