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January 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 9 January 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 13:461:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:2610:26 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2610:26 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 1° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:368:36 AM–10:0110:01 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2412:24 PM–13:111:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:406:40 PM–19:047:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:406:40 PM–19:547:54 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:244:24+1 AM–29:495:49+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:566:56 AM–08:248:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:529:52 AM–11:2011:20 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5010:50 AM–11:3711:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:162:16 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:323:32 PM–16:194:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:567:56 PM–21:209:20 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

Śubha06:566:56 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Roga08:248:24 AM–09:529:52 AMavoid
Udvega09:529:52 AM–11:2011:20 AMavoid
Cara11:2011:20 AM–12:4812:48 PMneutral
Lābha12:4812:48 PM–14:162:16 PMgood
Amṛta14:162:16 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Kāla15:443:44 PM–17:125:12 PMavoid
Śubha17:125:12 PM–18:406:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:406:40 PM–20:128:12 PMgood
Cara20:128:12 PM–21:449:44 PMneutral
Roga21:449:44 PM–23:1611:16 PMavoid
Kāla23:1611:16 PM–24:4812:48+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4812:48+1 AM–26:202:20+1 AMgood
Udvega26:202:20+1 AM–27:523:52+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:523:52+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:245:24+1 AM–30:566:56+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:566:56+1 AM

06:566:56 AM sunrise18:406:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 10:2610:26 AM
Pratipadāuntil 30:536:53+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 12:5212:52 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 15:003:00 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 10:2610:26 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 20:408:40 PM
Bavauntil 30:536:53+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2412:24 PM–13:111:11 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:162:16 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:406:40 PM–20:188:18 PM
Niśītha 24:2412:24+1 AM–25:121:12+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 13:111:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:188:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:121:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā10:2610:26 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā12:5212:52 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta15:003:00 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaNāga10:2610:26 AMKiṃstughna
VāraGuruvāra30:56 06:566:56 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 992
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:556:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:566:56 AM08:248:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:368:36 AM10:0110:01 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:529:52 AM11:2011:20 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5010:50 AM11:3711:37 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:111:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:581:58 PM16:194:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:162:16 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:323:32 PM16:194:19 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:194:19 PM18:406:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:406:40 PM20:188:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:406:40 PM19:047:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:406:40 PM19:547:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:567:56 PM21:209:20 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2412:24+1 AM25:121:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:244:24+1 AM29:495:49+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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