Thursday 14 October 1909 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 13:411:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:134:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 132 of 132 minutes of aparāhṇa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:167:16 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
11:2611:26 AM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 11 h 02 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 16:134:13 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 07:167:16 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 24:38 00:3812:38 AM Fri | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 16:134:13 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:555:55 AM | 07:187:18 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:408:40 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:369:36 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0211:02 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:112:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:161:16 PM | 14:002:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:002:00 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:442:44 PM | 16:574:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:164:16 PM | 18:046:04 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:574:57 PM | 18:416:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:574:57 PM | 17:235:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:574:57 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0311:03 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:043:04 AM+1 | 28:524:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |