Wednesday 30 September 1970 · Luanda, Angola
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 13:241:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:313:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 141 of 146 minutes of aparāhṇa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:268:26 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 10 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 15:313:31 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 08:268:26 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Brahma | 26:53 02:532:53 AM Thu | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 15:313:31 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:414:41 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:247:24 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5711:57 AM | 13:281:28 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:363:36 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:405:40 PM | 19:267:26 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:144:14 AM+1 | 29:595:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |