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Friday 18 December 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 21:029:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4210:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:559:55 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 355° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 355° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:187:18 AM–09:039:03 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:515:51 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:515:51 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:327:32 AM–09:009:00 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:258:25 AM–09:129:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2910:29 AM–11:5711:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2112:21 PM–13:081:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:542:54 PM–16:234:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:331:33+1 AM–27:163:16+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Cara06:036:03 AM–07:327:32 AMneutral
Lābha07:327:32 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Amṛta09:009:00 AM–10:2910:29 AMgood
Kāla10:2910:29 AM–11:5711:57 AMavoid
Śubha11:5711:57 AM–13:261:26 PMgood
Roga13:261:26 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Udvega14:542:54 PM–16:234:23 PMavoid
Cara16:234:23 PM–17:515:51 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:515:51 PM–19:237:23 PMavoid
Kāla19:237:23 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Lābha20:548:54 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Udvega22:2610:26 PM–23:5811:58 PMavoid
Śubha23:5811:58 PM–25:291:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:291:29+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMgood
Cara27:013:01+1 AM–28:324:32+1 AMneutral
Roga28:324:32+1 AM–30:046:04+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:046:04+1 AM

06:036:03 AM sunrise17:515:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 22:4210:42 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 16:554:55 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 12:0012:00 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 09:559:55 AM
Nāgauntil 22:4210:42 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2910:29 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Pradoṣa 17:515:51 PM–19:297:29 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22+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.

  1. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5711:57 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  6. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  10. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā22:4210:42 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā16:554:55 PMMūla
YogaŚūla12:0012:00 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda09:559:55 AMNāga
VāraŚukravāra30:04 06:046:04 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 700
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:395:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:187:18 AM09:039:03 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:327:32 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:258:25 AM09:129:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2910:29 AM11:5711:57 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:081:08 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:303:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:542:54 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:303:30 PM17:515:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:515:51 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:515:51 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:515:51 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:331:33+1 AM27:163:16+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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