Thursday 19 October 2017 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 14:432:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:123:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:296:29 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 11 h 56 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 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 | 15:123:12 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 23:0911:09 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 06:296:29 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 15:123:12 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
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 | 05:395:39 AM | 07:097:09 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:216:21 AM | 08:018:01 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:388:38 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:389:38 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4912:49 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:372:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:252:25 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:365:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:254:25 PM | 18:066:06 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:365:36 PM | 19:127:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:365:36 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:365:36 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:085:08 AM+1 | 30:506:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |