Thursday 18 October 1990 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 22:1910:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:3711:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 106 of 106 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:016:01 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:118:11 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
11:2511:25 AM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 48 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
06:016:01 AM to 30:026:02+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 | 23:3711:37 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 08:118:11 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 19:027:02 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 10:5510:55 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:164:16 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 06:016:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:016:01 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:016:01 AM | 07:227:22 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:379:37 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3012:30 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:072:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:131:13 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:561:56 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:392:39 PM | 16:494:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:494:49 PM | 18:356:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:494:49 PM | 17:155:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:494:49 PM | 18:086:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:514:51 PM | 18:356:35 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:153:15+1 AM | 28:594:59+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |