Friday 14 October 1966 · Erbil, Iraq
Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 10:2510:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:526:52 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:526:52 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 20 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11 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 | 06:526:52 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 22:2610:26 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 15:593:59 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 06:526:52 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 09:009:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:118:11 AM | 09:379:37 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:268:26 AM | 09:119:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 16:054:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:305:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:444:44 PM | 18:106:10 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:305:30 PM | 19:117:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:305:30 PM | 17:555:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:305:30 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:313:31 AM+1 | 28:584:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |