Monday 8 November 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 10:0510:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5311:53 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoBali Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
07:437:43 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:029:02 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 27 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
07:437:43 AM to 31:447:44 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 | 11:5311:53 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 09:029:02 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 31:07 07:077:07 AM Tue | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 11:5311:53 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:44 07:447:44 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:555:55 AM | 07:437:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:555:55 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:226:22 AM | 07:437:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:437:43 AM | 09:489:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:489:48 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:5612:56 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:171:17 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:152:15 PM | 15:333:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:143:14 PM | 17:005:00 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:233:23 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 25:211:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:521:52 AM+1 | 27:383:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |