Tuesday 28 August 1973 · Pyongyang, North Korea
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 14:542:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2512:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 37 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2512:25 PM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 12 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:036:03+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 | 12:2512:25 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 16:024:02 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 19:117:11 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 12:2512:25 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:408:40 AM | 09:339:33 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:209:20 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 14:172:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:481:48 PM | 15:173:17 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:563:56 PM | 17:355:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:364:36 PM | 19:147:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:147:14 PM | 20:418:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:147:14 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:147:14 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:1712:17+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3711:37 PM | 25:071:07+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 25:021:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |