Thursday 14 October 2004 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 07:067:06 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:485:48 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:485:48 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
11:2011:20 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 35 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:335:33 AM+1
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 | 05:485:48 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 22:1110:11 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 14:552:55 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 05:485:48 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:533:53 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:533:53 AM | 04:424:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:184:18 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 07:517:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:325:32 AM | 06:596:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:486:48 AM | 08:208:20 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:517:51 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:268:26 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 | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:132:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:161:16 PM | 14:022:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:022:02 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:482:48 PM | 17:075:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:024:02 PM | 17:345:34 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:075:07 PM | 18:476:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:075:07 PM | 17:325:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:075:07 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5610:56 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:293:29 AM+1 | 29:005:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |