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Thursday 15 February 2018 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 03:173:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:055:05 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0110:01 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 352° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 352° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:555:55 PM–18:216:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:555:55 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5112:51 AM+1–26:362:36 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:107:10 AM–08:318:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:519:51 AM–11:1211:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4510:45 AM–11:2811:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:531:53 PM–15:143:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:232:23 PM–16:084:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:033:03 PM–15:463:46 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

Śubha07:107:10 AM–08:318:31 AMgood
Roga08:318:31 AM–09:519:51 AMavoid
Udvega09:519:51 AM–11:1211:12 AMavoid
Cara11:1211:12 AM–12:3312:33 PMneutral
Lābha12:3312:33 PM–13:531:53 PMgood
Amṛta13:531:53 PM–15:143:14 PMgood
Kāla15:143:14 PM–16:344:34 PMavoid
Śubha16:344:34 PM–17:555:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:555:55 PM–19:347:34 PMgood
Cara19:347:34 PM–21:139:13 PMneutral
Roga21:139:13 PM–22:5310:53 PMavoid
Kāla22:5310:53 PM–24:3212:32 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3212:32 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1good
Udvega26:112:11 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:503:50 AM+1–29:305:30 AM+1good
Amṛta29:305:30 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:097:09 AM+1

07:107:10 AM sunrise17:555:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 29:055:05 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 10:0110:01 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 18:076:07 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 16:144:14 PM
Nāgauntil 29:055:05 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5412:54 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:531:53 PM–15:143:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:555:55 PM–19:417:41 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08 AM+1–24:5612:56 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. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:143:14 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  11. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā29:05 05:055:05 AM FriPratipadā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa10:0110:01 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVarīyān18:076:07 PMParigha
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda16:144:14 PMNāga
VāraGuruvāra31:09 07:097:09 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 699
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:205:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:245:24 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:245:24 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM09:199:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:107:10 AM08:318:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:199:19 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:519:51 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4510:45 AM11:2811:28 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:531:53 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:232:23 PM16:084:08 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:033:03 PM15:463:46 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM17:555:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:555:55 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:555:55 PM18:216:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:555:55 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08 AM+124:5612:56 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5112:51 AM+126:362:36 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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