Thursday 20 August 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 23:2811:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:028:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:239:23 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 40° above N. Day length 10 h 49 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
06:596:59 AM to 30:586:58 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 | 20:028:02 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 14:212:21 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 09:239:23 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 09:449:44 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:596:59 AM | 08:208:20 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:429:42 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3610:36 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:212:21 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 15:063:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:552:55 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 17:485:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:485:48 PM | 19:347:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:485:48 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:485:48 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:061:06 AM+1 | 26:322:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |