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Tuesday 10 December 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 03:143:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5612:56 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:267:26 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4810:48 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 353° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 353° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:305:30 AM–06:286:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:595:59 AM–07:267:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:461:46 PM–14:242:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5312:53 AM+1–26:222:22 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:209:20 AM–09:589:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:489:48 AM–11:0011:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1112:11 PM–13:221:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:332:33 PM–15:453:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:004:00 PM–17:295:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4410:44 PM–23:4211:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga07:267:26 AM–08:378:37 AMavoid
Udvega08:378:37 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Cara09:489:48 AM–11:0011:00 AMneutral
Lābha11:0011:00 AM–12:1112:11 PMgood
Amṛta12:1112:11 PM–13:221:22 PMgood
Kāla13:221:22 PM–14:332:33 PMavoid
Śubha14:332:33 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Roga15:453:45 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:564:56 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid
Lābha18:456:45 PM–20:348:34 PMgood
Udvega20:348:34 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Śubha22:2210:22 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1112:11 AM+1–26:002:00 AM+1good
Cara26:002:00 AM+1–27:493:49 AM+1neutral
Roga27:493:49 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:385:38 AM+1–31:277:27 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:267:26 AM to 31:277:27 AM+1

07:267:26 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:277:27 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 24:5612:56 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 10:4810:48 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 19:247:24 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 14:092:09 PM
Nāgauntil 24:5612:56 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:332:33 PM–15:453:45 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:526:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:453:45 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 30 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  11. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā24:56 00:5612:56 AM WedPratipadā
NakṣatraAnurādhā10:4810:48 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaDhṛti19:247:24 PMŚūla
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda14:092:09 PMNāga
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:27 07:277:27 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 962
Day length
9 h 30 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
none
Moonset
16:514:51 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:305:30 AM07:267:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:305:30 AM06:286:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:595:59 AM07:267:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:267:26 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:209:20 AM09:589:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:489:48 AM11:0011:00 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1112:11 PM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:461:46 PM14:242:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:332:33 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:004:00 PM17:295:29 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4410:44 PM23:4211:42 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5312:53 AM+126:222:22 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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