Tuesday 21 March 2023 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 16:184:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:231:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 4 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:586:58 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:567:56 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 10 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
06:586:58 AM to 30:566:56+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 | 13:231:23 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 07:567:56 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 23:4711:47 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 13:231:23 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:56 06:566:56 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:475:47 AM | 06:586:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:586:58 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:249:24 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:031:03 PM | 14:342:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:162:16 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:053:05 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:054:05 PM | 17:375:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:424:42 PM | 19:087:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:464:46 PM | 18:156:15 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:087:08 PM | 20:428:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:087:08 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:087:08 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3812:38+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38+1 AM | 25:261:26+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:371:37+1 AM | 27:053:05+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |