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Sunday 18 December 1960 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 22:1610:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:476:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:338:33 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 356° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 356° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:336:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:046:04 AM–07:327:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:085:08 AM+1–30:336:33 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1512:15 PM–13:251:25 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:362:36 PM–15:473:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:423:42 PM–16:204:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:473:47 PM–16:584:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:428:42 PM–22:0610:06 PMa 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

Udvega07:327:32 AM–08:428:42 AMavoid
Cara08:428:42 AM–09:539:53 AMneutral
Lābha09:539:53 AM–11:0411:04 AMgood
Amṛta11:0411:04 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Kāla12:1512:15 PM–13:251:25 PMavoid
Śubha13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Roga14:362:36 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Udvega15:473:47 PM–16:584:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:584:58 PM–18:476:47 PMgood
Amṛta18:476:47 PM–20:368:36 PMgood
Cara20:368:36 PM–22:2610:26 PMneutral
Roga22:2610:26 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1512:15 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:042:04 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1good
Udvega27:543:54 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:435:43 AM+1–31:327:32 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:327:32 AM to 31:327:32 AM+1

07:327:32 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:327:32 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 18:476:47 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 13:401:40 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 09:119:11 AM
Gaṇḍauntil 28:594:59 AM+1
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 08:338:33 AM
Nāgauntil 18:476:47 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 28:584:58 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:473:47 PM–16:584:58 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:584:58 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  10. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  13. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  14. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā18:476:47 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā13:401:40 PMMūla
YogaŚūla09:119:11 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda08:338:33 AMNāga
VāraRavivāra31:32 07:327:32 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2017
Śaka
1882
Kali
5061
Ahargaṇa
1 848 821
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:065:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:355:35 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:355:35 AM06:336:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:046:04 AM07:327:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:327:32 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:251:25 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:362:36 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:053:05 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:423:42 PM16:204:20 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:473:47 PM16:584:58 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:428:42 PM22:0610:06 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:085:08 AM+130:336:33 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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