Thursday 20 March 2053 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 10:4710:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1210:12 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:156:15 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
05:385:38 AM to 29:375:37+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 | 10:1210:12 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 06:156:15 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 24:57 00:5712:57 AM Fri | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 10:1210:12 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:385:38 AM | 07:097:09 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:408:40 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:409:40 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:312:31 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:203:20 PM | 17:455:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:433:43 PM | 17:175:17 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:455:45 PM | 19:207:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:455:45 PM | 18:096:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:455:45 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:101:10+1 AM | 26:452:45+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |