Saturday 28 March 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 14:582:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1411:14 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:067:06 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1411:14 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 25 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
07:067:06 AM to 31:057:05 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 | 11:1411:14 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 16:214:21 PM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 20:508:50 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 11:1411:14 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:05 07:057:05 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:335:33 AM | 07:067:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:335:33 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:565:56 AM | 07:067:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:067:06 AM | 09:359:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:067:06 AM | 08:398:39 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:067:06 AM | 07:567:56 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:567:56 AM | 08:458:45 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:359:35 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:331:33 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:254:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:233:23 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:025:02 PM | 19:317:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:317:31 PM | 21:039:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:317:31 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:317:31 PM | 20:408:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:512:51 AM+1 | 28:154:15 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |