Thursday 21 January 1909 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 06:336:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:373:37 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Caturdaśī covers 77 of 111 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:077:07 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:507:50 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 07 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
07:077:07 AM to 31:077:07 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 | 27:37 03:373:37 AM Fri | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 07:507:50 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 11:0111:01 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 17:085:08 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:07 07:077:07 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 07:077:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:077:07 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:077:07 AM | 08:238:23 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3010:30 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:521:52 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:332:33 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:053:05 PM | 16:334:33 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:133:13 PM | 17:145:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:145:14 PM | 19:057:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:145:14 PM | 17:425:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:145:14 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4811:48 PM | 25:151:15 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |