Wednesday 10 November 1920 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 18:336:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:307:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 109 of 109 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:586:58 AM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 26 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31 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 | 19:307:30 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 09:289:28 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 24:40 00:4012:40 AM Thu | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 06:586:58 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:487:48 AM | 09:079:07 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4311:43 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:271:27 PM | 14:092:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:512:51 PM | 16:564:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:283:28 PM | 17:115:11 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:564:56 PM | 18:456:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:564:56 PM | 17:235:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:564:56 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:471:47 AM+1 | 27:303:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |