Wednesday 7 November 2018 · Kowloon, Hong Kong
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 00:5712:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0212:02 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 102 of 102 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2612:26 PM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 12 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:316:31 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 | 24:02 00:0212:02 AM Thu | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 22:0610:06 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 20:278:27 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 12:2612:26 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:557:55 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:311:31 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:251:25 PM | 15:003:00 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:435:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:435:43 PM | 19:257:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:435:43 PM | 18:086:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:435:43 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:453:45 AM+1 | 29:225:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |