Friday 1 November 2024 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 18:236:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:478:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 104 of 104 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:377:37 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 58 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13+1 AM
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 | 20:478:47 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 30:01 06:016:01 AM Sat | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 13:111:11 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 07:377:37 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:347:34 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:248:24 AM | 09:079:07 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:299:29 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:4712:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:311:31 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:262:26 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:592:59 PM | 17:105:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:105:10 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:105:10 PM | 17:365:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:105:10 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:128:12 PM | 21:599:59 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |