Thursday 14 October 2004 · Jilin, China
Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 12:0612:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4810:48 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4810:48 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
11:2011:20 AM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 11 h 05 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:485:48 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 | 10:4810:48 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 27:11 03:113:11 AM Fri | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 19:557:55 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 10:4810:48 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:475:47 AM | 07:107:10 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:338:33 AM | 09:569:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:299:29 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5710:57 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:201:20 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2612:26 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:101:10 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:551:55 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:392:39 PM | 16:524:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:524:52 PM | 18:356:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:524:52 PM | 17:185:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:524:52 PM | 18:096:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:029:02 PM | 22:3410:34 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5610:56 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |