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Thursday 23 October 2014 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:055:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:575:57 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pūjā · Diwali

Amāvasyā covers 105 of 105 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

06:356:35 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:317:31 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 351° ahead of it, in Citrā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 351° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:356:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:295:29 PM–17:555:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:295:29 PM–18:486:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4611:46 PM–25:271:27 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:356:35 AM–07:577:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:199:19 AM–10:4110:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1310:13 AM–10:5710:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:241:24 PM–14:462:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:351:35 PM–15:173:17 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:352:35 PM–15:183:18 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

Śubha06:356:35 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Roga07:577:57 AM–09:199:19 AMavoid
Udvega09:199:19 AM–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Cara10:4110:41 AM–12:0212:02 PMneutral
Lābha12:0212:02 PM–13:241:24 PMgood
Amṛta13:241:24 PM–14:462:46 PMgood
Kāla14:462:46 PM–16:074:07 PMavoid
Śubha16:074:07 PM–17:295:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:295:29 PM–19:087:08 PMgood
Cara19:087:08 PM–20:468:46 PMneutral
Roga20:468:46 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Kāla22:2410:24 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0312:03 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1good
Udvega25:411:41 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:203:20 AM+1–28:584:58 AM+1good
Amṛta28:584:58 AM+1–30:366:36 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:356:35 AM to 30:366:36 AM+1

06:356:35 AM sunrise17:295:29 PM sunsetsunrise 30:366:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 29:575:57 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 30:336:33 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 07:317:31 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 17:355:35 PM
Nāgauntil 29:575:57 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:241:24 PM–14:462:46 PM
Pradoṣa 17:295:29 PM–19:147:14 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:462:46 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 54 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:147:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  10. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  11. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā29:57 05:575:57 AM FriPratipadā
NakṣatraCitrā30:33 06:336:33 AM FriSvātī
YogaVaidhṛti07:317:31 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda17:355:35 PMNāga
VāraGuruvāra30:36 06:366:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 488
Day length
10 h 54 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:095:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:356:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:356:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:356:35 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:356:35 AM07:577:57 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:468:46 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:199:19 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1310:13 AM10:5710:57 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:462:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:351:35 PM15:173:17 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:352:35 PM15:183:18 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:295:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:295:29 PM19:147:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:295:29 PM17:555:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:295:29 PM18:486:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4611:46 PM25:271:27 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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