Sunday 6 October 2002 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 20:418:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:484:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 142 of 142 minutes of aparāhṇa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:456:45 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 51 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:326:32 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 | 16:484:48 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 23:2211:22 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 09:319:31 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 06:456:45 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:479:47 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:561:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:243:24 PM | 16:534:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:474:47 PM | 17:355:35 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:534:53 PM | 18:226:22 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:086:08 PM | 19:327:32 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:216:21 AM+1 | 31:457:45 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |