Saturday 20 December 2025 · Pyongyang, North Korea
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 08:308:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4310:43 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:527:52 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4310:43 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
12:3412:34 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 25 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
07:527:52 AM to 31:537:53 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 | 10:4310:43 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 19:477:47 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 10:4310:43 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:53 07:537:53 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:555:55 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:555:55 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:246:24 AM | 07:527:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:527:52 AM | 09:459:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:527:52 AM | 09:039:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:527:52 AM | 08:308:30 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:308:30 AM | 09:079:07 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:459:45 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 14:562:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:243:24 PM | 17:175:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:175:17 PM | 19:147:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:175:17 PM | 17:465:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:175:17 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:489:48 PM | 23:3411:34 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:063:06 AM+1 | 28:524:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |