Tuesday 16 March 2010 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 06:026:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:018:01 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:197:19 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:018:01 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
13:291:29 PM
The Sun 54° above N. Day length 12 h 19 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:207:20+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 | 08:018:01 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 12:1812:18 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 15:553:55 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 08:018:01 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:465:46 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:465:46 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:096:09 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:479:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:479:47 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:479:47 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2410:24 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:041:04 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:051:05 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:291:29 PM | 15:013:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:432:43 PM | 17:105:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:323:32 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:334:33 PM | 18:066:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:105:10 PM | 19:387:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:387:38 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:387:38 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:387:38 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4310:43 PM | 24:2812:28+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 25:061:06+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:051:05+1 AM | 25:531:53+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |