Wednesday 13 October 2004 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 00:0612:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4810:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 144 of 144 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1710:17 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 11 h 58 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:395:39+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 | 22:4810:48 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 16:064:06 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 10:1710:17 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 11:3111:31 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:097:09 AM | 08:398:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:381:38 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:385:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:385:38 PM | 19:147:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:385:38 PM | 18:026:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:385:38 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4811:48 PM | 25:201:20+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |