Saturday 12 October 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 21:329:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1410:14 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 137 of 137 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:187:18 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:579:57 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 23 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
07:187:18 AM to 31:197:19 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 | 22:1410:14 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 17:455:45 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 13:541:54 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 09:579:57 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:19 07:197:19 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:375:37 AM | 07:187:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:375:37 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:026:02 AM | 07:187:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:187:18 AM | 09:349:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:187:18 AM | 08:438:43 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:187:18 AM | 08:038:03 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:038:03 AM | 08:498:49 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:349:34 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0810:08 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2411:24 AM | 13:061:06 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:072:07 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:252:25 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:532:53 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 18:416:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:416:41 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:416:41 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:416:41 PM | 19:567:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 25:241:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:032:03 AM+1 | 27:433:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |