Wednesday 21 January 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:325:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:352:35 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:197:19 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:179:17 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:5012:50 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 02 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19 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 | 26:35 02:352:35 AM Thu | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 09:179:17 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 14:362:36 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 16:024:02 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:19 07:197:19 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:355:35 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:355:35 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:016:01 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:319:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:418:41 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:319:31 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:132:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:334:33 PM | 18:016:01 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 25:141:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:171:17 AM+1 | 26:442:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |