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Saturday 14 January 2040 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 15:063:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2511:25 AM.

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

11:2511:25 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

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 1° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 1° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:185:18 PM–17:475:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:185:18 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0111:01 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:367:36 AM–08:158:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:158:15 AM–08:548:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0210:02 AM–11:1411:14 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:401:40 PM–14:532:53 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:332:33 PM–15:583:58 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

Kāla07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Śubha08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMgood
Roga10:0210:02 AM–11:1411:14 AMavoid
Udvega11:1411:14 AM–12:2712:27 PMavoid
Cara12:2712:27 PM–13:401:40 PMneutral
Lābha13:401:40 PM–14:532:53 PMgood
Amṛta14:532:53 PM–16:054:05 PMgood
Kāla16:054:05 PM–17:185:18 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:185:18 PM–19:057:05 PMgood
Udvega19:057:05 PM–20:538:53 PMavoid
Śubha20:538:53 PM–22:4010:40 PMgood
Amṛta22:4010:40 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1good
Cara24:2712:27 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1neutral
Roga26:142:14 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:014:01 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:495:49 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1good

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 11:2511:25 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 28:394:39 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 23:5211:52 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 11:2511:25 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 21:379:37 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0210:02 AM–11:1411:14 AM
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:4612:46 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1411:14 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  4. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā11:2511:25 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā28:39 04:394:39 AM SunŚravaṇa
YogaHarṣaṇa23:5211:52 PMVajra
KaraṇaNāga11:2511:25 AMKiṃstughna
VāraŚanivāra31:36 07:367:36 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2096
Śaka
1961
Kali
5140
Ahargaṇa
1 877 702
Day length
9 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:517:51 AM
Moonset
17:165:16 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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:367:36 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:367:36 AM08:158:15 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:158:15 AM08:548:54 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:1411:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:401:40 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:332:33 PM15:583:58 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:185:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:185:18 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:185:18 PM17:475:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:185:18 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0111:01 PM24:2512:25 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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