Thursday 14 October 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 09:369:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:188:18 AM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:188:18 AM
Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 41 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:356:35+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 | 08:188:18 AM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 24:41 00:4112:41 AM Fri | Svātī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 17:255:25 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 08:188:18 AM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:346:34 AM | 08:028:02 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:189:18 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2810:28 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:521:52 PM | 15:203:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:083:08 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:553:55 PM | 18:156:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:156:15 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:156:15 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:156:15 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:326:32 PM | 20:048:04 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:595:59+1 AM | 31:307:30+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |