Wednesday 13 October 2004 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 00:0612:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4810:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 134 of 134 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:057:05 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1710:17 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 12 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
07:057:05 AM to 31:067:06 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 | 22:4810:48 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 16:064:06 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Indra | 10:1710:17 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 11:3111:31 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:057:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:057:05 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:298:29 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:052:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:332:33 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:176:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:176:17 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:176:17 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:176:17 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4811:48 PM | 25:201:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 25:061:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |