Tuesday 20 October 1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 10:4010:40 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:091:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 100 of 100 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:355:35 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:091:09 PM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
11:1911:19 AM
The Sun 54° 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
05:355:35 AM to 29:355:35+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 | 13:091:09 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 20:388:38 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 26:57 02:572:57 AM Wed | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 13:091:09 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:553:55 AM | 05:355:35 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 | 05:355:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:355:35 AM | 07:527:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:527:52 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:527:52 AM | 08:388:38 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2712:27 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:131:13 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:261:26 PM | 15:143:14 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:363:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:452:45 PM | 17:025:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:025:02 PM | 18:436:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:025:02 PM | 17:275:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:025:02 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:0410:04 PM | 22:5410:54 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:562:56+1 AM | 28:444:44+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |