Wednesday 24 October 1984 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 23:4411:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:088:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 109 of 109 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:559:55 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:126:12+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 | 20:088:08 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 18:376:37 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 17:175:17 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 09:559:55 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:297:29 AM | 08:478:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0510:05 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2712:27 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:232:23 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:081:08 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:322:32 PM | 16:384:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:384:38 PM | 18:266:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:384:38 PM | 17:055:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:384:38 PM | 17:595:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3611:36 PM | 25:011:01+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |