Thursday 25 September 2003 · Queens, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 01:461:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0911:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 144 of 144 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3012:30 PM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:4712:47 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 02 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47 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 | 23:0911:09 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 25:15 01:151:15 AM Fri | Hasta |
| Yoga | Śukla | 27:06 03:063:06 AM Fri | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 12:3012:30 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:466:46 AM | 08:168:16 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:469:46 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:469:46 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4610:46 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:172:17 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:353:35 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:376:37 PM | 20:068:06 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 25:111:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |