Thursday 22 October 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 20:358:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:288:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 101 of 101 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:365:36 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:368:36 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
11:1811:18 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 11 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
05:365:36 AM to 29:365:36+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 | 20:288:28 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 23:2011:20 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 25:48 01:481:48 AM Fri | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 08:368:36 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:553:55 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:553:55 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:204:20 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:365:36 AM | 07:537:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:365:36 AM | 07:017:01 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:027:02 AM | 08:408:40 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:537:53 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:249:24 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5410:54 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2712:27 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:102:10 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:121:12 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:581:58 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:442:44 PM | 17:015:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:494:49 PM | 18:276:27 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:015:01 PM | 18:426:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:015:01 PM | 17:265:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:015:01 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:554:55+1 AM | 30:316:31+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |