Tuesday 23 December 2003 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 16:494:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:131:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:117:11 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3411:34 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 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
07:117:11 AM to 31:127:12 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 | 13:131:13 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 22:5710:57 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 11:3411:34 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Nāga | 13:131:13 PM | Kiṃstughna |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:12 07:127:12 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 07:117:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:117:11 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:498:49 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 09:479:47 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:161:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:401:40 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 15:423:42 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:582:58 PM | 16:554:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:554:55 PM | 18:496:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:554:55 PM | 17:245:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:554:55 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:185:18 PM | 18:426:42 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:329:32 PM | 22:5710:57 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3810:38 PM | 23:3511:35 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |