Thursday 6 October 1983 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 22:1910:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:167:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 138 of 138 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:445:44 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:458:45 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
11:2811:28 AM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 11 h 28 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
05:445:44 AM to 29:455:45+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 | 19:167:16 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 26:22 02:222:22 AM Fri | Citrā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 12:0612:06 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 08:458:45 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:445:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:445:44 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:445:44 AM | 07:107:10 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:368:36 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:339:33 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:391:39 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3712:37 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:231:23 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:082:08 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:542:54 PM | 17:125:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:125:12 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:125:12 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:125:12 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:558:55 PM | 22:2310:23 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0511:05 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |