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Saturday 9 March 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 07:477:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2310:23 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2310:23 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 1° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 1° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:265:26 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:262:26 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:345:34 PM–19:237:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:406:40 AM–08:078:07 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:406:40 AM–07:277:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya06:446:44 AM–08:328:32 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta07:277:27 AM–08:138:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:359:35 AM–11:0211:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:561:56 PM–15:243:24 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:406:40 AM–08:078:07 AMavoid
Śubha08:078:07 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Roga09:359:35 AM–11:0211:02 AMavoid
Udvega11:0211:02 AM–12:2912:29 PMavoid
Cara12:2912:29 PM–13:561:56 PMneutral
Lābha13:561:56 PM–15:243:24 PMgood
Amṛta15:243:24 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Kāla16:514:51 PM–18:186:18 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:186:18 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Udvega19:517:51 PM–21:239:23 PMavoid
Śubha21:239:23 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Amṛta22:5610:56 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1good
Cara24:2812:28 AM+1–26:012:01 AM+1neutral
Roga26:012:01 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:333:33 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:065:06 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:386:38 AM+1

06:406:40 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 10:2310:23 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 26:362:36 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 15:183:18 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 10:2310:23 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 23:4211:42 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:359:35 AM–11:0211:02 AM
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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.

  1. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0211:02 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  4. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 38 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā10:2310:23 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā26:36 02:362:36 AM SunUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSādhya15:183:18 PMŚubha
KaraṇaNāga10:2310:23 AMKiṃstughna
VāraŚanivāra30:38 06:386:38 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 232
Day length
11 h 38 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:346:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:265:26 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:406:40 AM08:078:07 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:406:40 AM07:277:27 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:446:44 AM08:328:32 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:277:27 AM08:138:13 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:359:35 AM11:0211:02 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:561:56 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:262:26 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:345:34 PM19:237:23 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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