Saturday 20 March 2004 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 02:302:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:113:11 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:172:17 PM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 08 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
06:086:08 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 | 27:11 03:113:11 AM Sun | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 19:557:55 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 14:332:33 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 14:172:17 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:07 07:077:07 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:334:33 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:086:08 AM | 07:397:39 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:086:08 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:576:57 AM | 07:457:45 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:281:28 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 15:143:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:486:48 AM+1 | 32:278:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |