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Thursday 26 March 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 12:3512:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0612:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha (Caitra) · Chaitra Navratri

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:496:49 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0612:06 PM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

13:011:01 PM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBrooklyn13:011:01 PM
At noon, 13:011:01 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 0° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 0° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:496:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3712:37 PM–13:271:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:063:06 PM–15:563:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:233:23 PM–16:594:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:147:14 PM–19:377:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:147:14 PM–20:248:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:496:49 AM–08:228:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:559:55 AM–11:2911:29 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5810:58 AM–11:4711:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:352:35 PM–16:084:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:563:56 PM–16:454:45 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

Śubha06:496:49 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Roga08:228:22 AM–09:559:55 AMavoid
Udvega09:559:55 AM–11:2911:29 AMavoid
Cara11:2911:29 AM–13:021:02 PMneutral
Lābha13:021:02 PM–14:352:35 PMgood
Amṛta14:352:35 PM–16:084:08 PMgood
Kāla16:084:08 PM–17:415:41 PMavoid
Śubha17:415:41 PM–19:147:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:147:14 PM–20:418:41 PMgood
Cara20:418:41 PM–22:0810:08 PMneutral
Roga22:0810:08 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Kāla23:3411:34 PM–25:011:01+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:011:01+1 AM–26:282:28+1 AMgood
Udvega26:282:28+1 AM–27:543:54+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:543:54+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:215:21+1 AM–30:486:48+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:496:49 AM to 30:486:48+1 AM

06:496:49 AM sunrise19:147:14 PM sunsetsunrise 30:486:48+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 12:0612:06 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 20:118:11 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 27:063:06+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 12:0612:06 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 23:3911:39 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3712:37 PM–13:271:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:352:35 PM–16:084:08 PM
Pradoṣa 19:147:14 PM–20:478:47 PM
Niśītha 24:3712:37+1 AM–25:251:25+1 AM

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. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:271:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:084:08 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 25 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:478:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:251:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā12:0612:06 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā20:118:11 PMRevatī
YogaBrahma27:06 03:063:06 AM FriIndra
KaraṇaNāga12:0612:06 PMKiṃstughna
VāraGuruvāra30:48 06:486:48 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 451
Day length
12 h 25 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
none
Moonset
19:357:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM06:496:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM06:496:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:496:49 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:496:49 AM08:228:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:4711:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:559:55 AM11:2911:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5810:58 AM11:4711:47 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:271:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3812:38 PM13:261:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:454:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:352:35 PM16:084:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:063:06 PM15:563:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:233:23 PM16:594:59 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:563:56 PM16:454:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:454:45 PM19:147:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:147:14 PM20:478:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:147:14 PM19:377:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:147:14 PM20:248:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3712:37+1 AM25:251:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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