Sunday 21 March 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 10:0010:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:419:41 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:247:24 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:419:41 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 52° above N. Day length 12 h 06 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
07:247:24 AM to 31:257:25+1 AM
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 | 09:419:41 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 28:08 04:084:08 AM Mon | Revatī |
| Yoga | Śukla | 20:548:54 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 09:419:41 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:25 07:257:25 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:495:49 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:495:49 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:136:13 AM | 07:247:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:247:24 AM | 09:499:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:499:49 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:181:18 PM | 14:572:57 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:402:40 PM | 17:055:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:284:28 PM | 17:595:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:055:05 PM | 19:307:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:535:53 PM | 18:426:42 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:595:59 PM | 19:307:30 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:307:30 PM | 21:059:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:307:30 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:307:30 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:041:04+1 AM | 25:521:52+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |