Wednesday 1 October 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 17:185:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:527:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 143 of 143 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:265:26 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:366:36 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 54 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
05:265:26 AM to 29:275:27+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 | 19:527:52 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 10:1810:18 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Brahma | 27:08 03:083:08 AM Thu | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 06:366:36 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:27 05:275:27 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:144:14 AM | 05:265:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:265:26 AM | 07:497:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:556:55 AM | 08:258:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:497:49 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3512:35 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:221:22 PM | 14:102:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:582:58 PM | 17:215:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:215:21 PM | 18:576:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:215:21 PM | 17:455:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:215:21 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:447:44 PM | 21:329:32 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |