Monday 29 December 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 01:591:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5712:57 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:258:25 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:311:31 PM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 40 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
08:258:25 AM to 32:258:25 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 | 24:57 00:5712:57 AM Tue | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 23:2611:26 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 22:0910:09 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 13:311:31 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 32:25 08:258:25 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:306:30 AM | 08:258:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:306:30 AM | 07:277:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:596:59 AM | 08:258:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:258:25 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2110:21 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:341:34 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:132:13 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:272:27 PM | 15:403:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:303:30 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:085:08 PM | 18:436:43 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:529:52 PM | 23:2611:26 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |