Tuesday 14 September 2004 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 10:2710:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2910:29 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:427:42 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
12:5112:51 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 29 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:376:37 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 | 10:2910:29 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 07:427:42 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 27:58 03:583:58 AM Wed | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 10:2910:29 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:069:06 AM | 09:559:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:242:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:052:05 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:552:55 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:592:59 PM | 16:364:36 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:583:58 PM | 17:315:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:354:35 PM | 19:057:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:057:05 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:057:05 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:057:05 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 25:151:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 26:192:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |