Saturday 22 August 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 09:249:24 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0310:03 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0310:03 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 20 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:376:37 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 | 10:0310:03 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 26:10 02:102:10 AM Sun | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Parigha | 16:084:08 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 10:0310:03 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:366:36 AM | 08:168:16 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:366:36 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:297:29 AM | 08:228:22 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:231:23 PM | 15:053:05 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:562:56 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:293:29 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:165:16 PM | 19:567:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:567:56 PM | 21:219:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:567:56 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:567:56 PM | 21:009:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3711:37 PM | 25:191:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |