Friday 31 October 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 16:144:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:016:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 107 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:357:35 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:542:54 PM
Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 42 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
07:357:35 AM to 31:367:36 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 | 18:016:01 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Sat | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 14:542:54 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 18:016:01 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:36 07:367:36 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:495:49 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:495:49 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:166:16 AM | 07:357:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:357:35 AM | 09:449:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:199:19 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:449:44 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:449:44 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:181:18 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:373:37 PM | 16:574:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:176:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:176:17 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:176:17 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:176:17 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:467:46 PM | 21:309:30 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 25:211:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |