Sunday 6 October 2002 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 18:116:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:182:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 86 of 142 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:017:01 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:485:48 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 | 14:182:18 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 20:528:52 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 07:017:01 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 14:182:18 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:104:10 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:098:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:177:17 AM | 08:408:40 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:098:09 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:391:39 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:382:38 PM | 16:074:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:355:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:383:38 PM | 17:025:02 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:014:01 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:074:07 PM | 17:355:35 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:355:35 PM | 19:137:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:355:35 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:355:35 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:513:51 AM+1 | 29:155:15 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |