Sunday 19 August 2001 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 14:452:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5510:55 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:167:16 AM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
13:171:17 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:346:34+1 AM
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 | 10:5510:55 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 07:167:16 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 23:4411:44 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 10:5510:55 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:161:16 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:372:37 PM | 17:185:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:384:38 PM | 18:186:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:185:18 PM | 19:597:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:445:44 PM | 19:077:07 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:126:12 PM | 19:057:05 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:186:18 PM | 19:597:59 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:597:59 PM | 21:249:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:597:59 PM | 20:208:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:597:59 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5312:53+1 AM | 25:411:41+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:062:06+1 AM | 27:303:30+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |