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Tuesday 8 January 2008 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 18:276:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:377:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:377:37 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:377:37 PM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 357° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 357° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:406:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:125:12 PM–17:415:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:125:12 PM–18:386:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:238:23 PM–22:0510:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0110:01 AM–11:1311:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0910:09 AM–11:5111:51 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:2512:25 PM–13:361:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:482:48 PM–16:004:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5810:58 PM–23:5611:56 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

Roga07:377:37 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Udvega08:498:49 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Cara10:0110:01 AM–11:1311:13 AMneutral
Lābha11:1311:13 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Amṛta12:2512:25 PM–13:361:36 PMgood
Kāla13:361:36 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Śubha14:482:48 PM–16:004:00 PMgood
Roga16:004:00 PM–17:125:12 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:125:12 PM–19:007:00 PMavoid
Lābha19:007:00 PM–20:488:48 PMgood
Udvega20:488:48 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Śubha22:3610:36 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2512:25 AM+1–26:132:13 AM+1good
Cara26:132:13 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1neutral
Roga28:014:01 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:495:49 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 AM+1

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:125:12 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 19:377:37 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 25:301:30 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 30:286:28 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 19:377:37 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:482:48 PM–16:004:00 PM
Pradoṣa 17:125:12 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:004:00 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 35 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  7. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā19:377:37 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā25:30 01:301:30 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta30:28 06:286:28 AM WedHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaNāga19:377:37 PMKiṃstughna
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:37 07:377:37 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 008
Day length
9 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:397:39 AM
Moonset
16:464:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:406:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:116:11 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:329:32 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0110:01 AM11:1311:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0910:09 AM11:5111:51 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM13:361:36 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:173:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:482:48 PM16:004:00 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:173:17 PM17:125:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:125:12 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:125:12 PM17:415:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:125:12 PM18:386:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:238:23 PM22:0510:05 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5810:58 PM23:5611:56 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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