Monday 15 October 2012 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 18:036:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:033:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 139 of 139 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:335:33 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:396:39 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
11:2011:20 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 34 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
05:335:33 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 | 15:033:03 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 06:396:39 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 19:367:36 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 15:033:03 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:533:53 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:533:53 AM | 04:434:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:184:18 AM | 05:335:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:335:33 AM | 07:517:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:596:59 AM | 08:268:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:517:51 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:132:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:151:15 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:511:51 PM | 15:173:17 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:012:01 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:482:48 PM | 17:065:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:065:06 PM | 18:466:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:065:06 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:065:06 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2910:29 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5610:56 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |