Friday 12 November 2004 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 02:012:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2711:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 113 of 113 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate
At sunrise
06:236:23 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2912:29 PM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
11:1911:19 AM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 50 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
06:236:23 AM to 30:256:25 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 | 23:2711:27 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 12:2912:29 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 23:3511:35 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 12:4712:47 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 06:236:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:236:23 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 08:518:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:218:21 AM | 09:019:01 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0510:05 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:1812:18 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:461:46 PM | 15:003:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:162:16 PM | 16:144:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:144:14 PM | 18:076:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:144:14 PM | 16:424:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:144:14 PM | 17:395:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:375:37 PM | 19:057:05 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:242:24 AM+1 | 27:523:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |