Sunday 30 October 2016 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 18:406:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:089:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
Amāvasyā covers 106 of 106 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:256:25 AM
Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:037:03 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 46 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
06:256:25 AM to 30:266:26+1 AM
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 | 21:089:08 PM | Pratipadā |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 07:037:03 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 20:008:00 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Catuṣpāda | 07:537:53 AM | Nāga |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:256:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:256:25 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:081:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:201:20 PM | 15:083:08 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:351:35 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 17:115:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:453:45 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:115:11 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:115:11 PM | 18:576:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:115:11 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:115:11 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 25:551:55+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |