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Friday 3 January 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Navamī

Śukravāra. Navamī began at 20:328:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:299:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:536:53 AM

Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:079:07 AM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:4512:45 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4512:45 PM
At noon, 12:4512:45 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 284° ahead of it, in Citrā, 38% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 284° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:536:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2212:22 PM–13:091:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:081:08 PM–14:502:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:376:37 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:376:37 PM–19:517:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:218:21 AM–09:499:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:149:14 AM–10:0110:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1711:17 AM–12:4512:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:091:09 PM–13:551:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:413:41 PM–17:095:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:421:42+1 AM–27:213:21+1 AMa 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

Cara06:536:53 AM–08:218:21 AMneutral
Lābha08:218:21 AM–09:499:49 AMgood
Amṛta09:499:49 AM–11:1711:17 AMgood
Kāla11:1711:17 AM–12:4512:45 PMavoid
Śubha12:4512:45 PM–14:132:13 PMgood
Roga14:132:13 PM–15:413:41 PMavoid
Udvega15:413:41 PM–17:095:09 PMavoid
Cara17:095:09 PM–18:376:37 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:376:37 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Kāla20:098:09 PM–21:419:41 PMavoid
Lābha21:419:41 PM–23:1311:13 PMgood
Udvega23:1311:13 PM–24:4512:45+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:4512:45+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:172:17+1 AM–27:493:49+1 AMgood
Cara27:493:49+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMneutral
Roga29:225:22+1 AM–30:546:54+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:536:53 AM to 30:546:54+1 AM

06:536:53 AM sunrise18:376:37 PM sunsetsunrise 30:546:54+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Navamīuntil 21:299:29 PM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 19:567:56 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 09:159:15 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:079:07 AM
Garauntil 21:299:29 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1711:17 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Abhijit 12:2212:22 PM–13:091:09 PM
Pradoṣa 18:376:37 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:2112:21+1 AM–25:091:09+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. SunriseNavamī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  3. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4512:45 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:091:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  9. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:091:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Navamī21:299:29 PMDaśamī
NakṣatraCitrā19:567:56 PMSvātī
YogaAtigaṇḍa09:159:15 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaTaitila09:079:07 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra30:54 06:546:54 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 986
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
26:032:03+1 AM
Moonset
13:261:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM06:536:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM06:536:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:536:53 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:499:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:149:14 AM10:0110:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1711:17 AM12:4512:45 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2112:21 PM13:091:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:091:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:081:08 PM14:502:50 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:091:09 PM13:551:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:164:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:413:41 PM17:095:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:164:16 PM18:376:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:376:37 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:376:37 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:376:37 PM19:517:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2112:21+1 AM25:091:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:421:42+1 AM27:213:21+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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