Wednesday 26 October 2011 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 03:163:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2611:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 105 of 105 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoKālī Pūjā boundary
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:211:21 PM
Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 55 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:216:21 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 | 23:2611:26 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 19:447:44 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 16:294:29 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 13:211:21 PM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:427:42 AM | 09:049:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:212:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:092:09 PM | 15:323:32 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:053:05 PM | 17:165:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:165:16 PM | 19:017:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:165:16 PM | 17:425:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:165:16 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 26:022:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |