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Sunday 9 March 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 10:5410:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:157:15 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:157:15 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:5112:51 PM

The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5112:51 PM
At noon, 12:5112:51 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 3° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 3° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2712:27 PM–13:151:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:561:56 PM–15:203:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:522:52 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5112:51 PM–14:212:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:523:52 PM–17:225:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:165:16 PM–18:046:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:225:22 PM–18:526:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:345:34+1 AM–31:007:00+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

Udvega06:506:50 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Cara08:218:21 AM–09:519:51 AMneutral
Lābha09:519:51 AM–11:2111:21 AMgood
Amṛta11:2111:21 AM–12:5112:51 PMgood
Kāla12:5112:51 PM–14:212:21 PMavoid
Śubha14:212:21 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Roga15:523:52 PM–17:225:22 PMavoid
Udvega17:225:22 PM–18:526:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:526:52 PM–20:228:22 PMgood
Amṛta20:228:22 PM–21:529:52 PMgood
Cara21:529:52 PM–23:2111:21 PMneutral
Roga23:2111:21 PM–24:5112:51+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:5112:51+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:212:21+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMgood
Udvega27:503:50+1 AM–29:205:20+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:205:20+1 AM–30:506:50+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:506:50+1 AM

06:506:50 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 07:157:15 AM
Pratipadāuntil 27:443:44+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 20:598:59 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 13:071:07 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 07:157:15 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 17:275:27 PM
Bavauntil 27:443:44+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2712:27 PM–13:151:15 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:225:22 PM–18:526:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:288:28 PM
Niśītha 24:2712:27+1 AM–25:151:15+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:151:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:526:52 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:288:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:151:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā07:157:15 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā20:598:59 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSādhya13:071:07 PMŚubha
KaraṇaNāga07:157:15 AMKiṃstughna
VāraRavivāra30:50 06:506:50 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 051
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
06:536:53 AM
Moonset
19:147:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:151:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2712:27 PM13:151:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5112:51 PM14:212:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:561:56 PM15:203:20 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:522:52 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:523:52 PM17:225:22 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:284:28 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:165:16 PM18:046:04 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:225:22 PM18:526:52 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:288:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2712:27+1 AM25:151:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:345:34+1 AM31:007:00+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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