Tuesday 22 October 1957 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 03:513:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4312:43 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 105 of 105 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
07:147:14 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:162:16 PM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 38° 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
07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15 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 | 24:43 00:4312:43 AM Wed | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 25:25 01:251:25 AM Wed | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 26:01 02:012:01 AM Wed | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 14:162:16 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:15 07:157:15 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:295:29 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:295:29 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:555:55 AM | 07:147:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:147:14 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:249:24 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:579:57 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:012:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:223:22 PM | 16:444:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:553:55 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:507:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:397:39 PM | 21:059:05 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:326:32 AM+1 | 32:008:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |