Sunday 18 October 2009 · Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 15:073:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:331:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 101 of 101 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2110:21 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 22 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58+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 | 13:331:33 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 23:3311:33 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 10:2110:21 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 13:331:33 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:008:00 AM | 09:349:34 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:041:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4712:47 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 15:553:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:043:04 PM | 17:205:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:493:49 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:553:55 PM | 17:205:20 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:205:20 PM | 18:536:53 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:205:20 PM | 19:017:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:205:20 PM | 17:455:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:205:20 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:075:07+1 AM | 30:426:42+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |