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Wednesday 13 January 2021 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 14:532:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:001:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:518:51 AM

Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 360° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 360° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:185:18 PM–17:465:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:185:18 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:481:48 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1411:14 AM–12:2712:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0812:08 PM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2712:27 PM–13:401:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:344:34 PM–18:066:06 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

Lābha07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Amṛta08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMgood
Kāla10:0210:02 AM–11:1411:14 AMavoid
Śubha11:1411:14 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Roga12:2712:27 PM–13:401:40 PMavoid
Udvega13:401:40 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Cara14:522:52 PM–16:054:05 PMneutral
Lābha16:054:05 PM–17:185:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:185:18 PM–19:057:05 PMavoid
Śubha19:057:05 PM–20:528:52 PMgood
Amṛta20:528:52 PM–22:4010:40 PMgood
Cara22:4010:40 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2712:27 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:142:14 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:014:01 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1good
Udvega29:495:49 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:185:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 13:001:00 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 08:518:51 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 26:442:44 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 13:001:00 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 24:1312:13 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2712:27 PM–13:401:40 PM
Pradoṣa 17:185:18 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:401:40 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  5. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  10. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā13:001:00 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā08:518:51 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaHarṣaṇa26:44 02:442:44 AM ThuVajra
KaraṇaNāga13:001:00 PMKiṃstughna
VāraBudhavāra31:36 07:367:36 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 762
Day length
9 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:467:46 AM
Moonset
17:125:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:0210:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1411:14 AM12:2712:27 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2712:27 PM13:401:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:185:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:344:34 PM18:066:06 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:185:18 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:185:18 PM17:465:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:185:18 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:481:48 AM+127:213:21 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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