Friday 12 November 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 22:3110:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:577:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 103 of 103 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoBali Pūjā boundary
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:598:59 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 10 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:486:48+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 | 19:577:57 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 08:598:59 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 20:058:05 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 09:179:17 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:128:12 AM | 09:359:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:029:02 AM | 09:469:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5910:59 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:072:07 PM | 15:353:35 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:103:10 PM | 16:344:34 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:407:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5410:54 PM | 24:2212:22+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |