Saturday 21 January 2023 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:485:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:531:53+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 26 of 108 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:109:10 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 30 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:107:10+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 | 25:53 01:531:53 AM Sun | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 09:109:10 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 14:042:04 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 15:513:51 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:107:10 AM | 08:298:29 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:107:10 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:527:52 AM | 08:348:34 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:489:48 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 15:033:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 17:415:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:074:07 PM | 17:305:30 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:415:41 PM | 19:287:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:415:41 PM | 18:086:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:415:41 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 25:501:50+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |