Friday 16 January 2004 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Śukravāra. Navamī began at 23:5911:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0610:06 PM.
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0611:06 AM
Taitila gives way to Gara.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 51 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
06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59 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 Navamī | 22:0610:06 PM | Daśamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 22:2010:20 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 14:052:05 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Taitila | 11:0611:06 AM | Gara |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:59 06:596:59 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:109:10 AM | 09:539:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0311:03 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:581:58 PM | 15:303:30 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:294:29 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 17:505:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:505:50 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:505:50 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:505:50 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:333:33 AM+1 | 29:035:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |