Wednesday 12 October 1977 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 04:104:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:012:01 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 140 of 140 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:093:09 PM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 42 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:236:23 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 | 26:01 02:012:01 AM Thu | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 21:479:47 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 18:056:05 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 15:093:09 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:037:03 AM | 08:338:33 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:507:50 AM | 09:189:18 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4510:45 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:411:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:074:07 PM | 17:375:37 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:125:12 AM+1 | 30:416:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |