Saturday 20 December 2025 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 07:307:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:439:43 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:496:49 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:439:43 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 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
06:496:49 AM to 30:506:50 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 | 09:439:43 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 27:52 03:523:52 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 18:476:47 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 09:439:43 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:496:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:496:49 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:496:49 AM | 08:068:06 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:496:49 AM | 07:307:30 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:307:30 AM | 08:118:11 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:229:22 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:282:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:592:59 PM | 17:015:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:015:01 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:015:01 PM | 17:295:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:015:01 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:488:48 PM | 22:3410:34 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:062:06 AM+1 | 27:523:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |