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Monday 6 March 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 11:0211:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1711:17 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:516:51 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:267:26 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 1° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 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 muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:516:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2812:28 PM–13:161:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • 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
  • Amṛta kāla23:4111:41 PM–25:191:19+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:228:22 AM–09:529:52 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2211:22 AM–12:5212:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:161:16 PM–14:042:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:561:56 PM–15:343:34 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:222:22 PM–15:523:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:403:40 PM–16:284:28 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

Amṛta06:516:51 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Kāla08:228:22 AM–09:529:52 AMavoid
Śubha09:529:52 AM–11:2211:22 AMgood
Roga11:2211:22 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Udvega12:5212:52 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Cara14:222:22 PM–15:523:52 PMneutral
Lābha15:523:52 PM–17:225:22 PMgood
Amṛta17:225:22 PM–18:526:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:526:52 PM–20:228:22 PMneutral
Roga20:228:22 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Kāla21:529:52 PM–23:2211:22 PMavoid
Lābha23:2211:22 PM–24:5212:52+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5212:52+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:222:22+1 AM–27:513:51+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:513:51+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMgood
Cara29:215:21+1 AM–30:516:51+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:516:51 AM to 30:516:51+1 AM

06:516:51 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:516:51+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 11:1711:17 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 07:267:26 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 26:512:51+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 11:1711:17 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 23:1111:11 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:228:22 AM–09:529:52 AM
Abhijit 12:2812:28 PM–13:161:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:288:28 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28+1 AM–25:161:16+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:529:52 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  5. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 01 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:288:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā11:1711:17 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā07:267:26 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSādhya26:51 02:512:51 AM TueŚubha
KaraṇaNāga11:1711:17 AMKiṃstughna
VāraSomavāra30:51 06:516:51 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 144
Day length
12 h 01 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
06:556:55 AM
Moonset
19:077:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM06:516:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM06:516:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:516:51 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:529:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2211:22 AM12:5212:52 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:161:16 PM14:042:04 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:561:56 PM15:343:34 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:042:04 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:222:22 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:522:52 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:403:40 PM16:284:28 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:284:28 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4111:41 PM25:191:19+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28+1 AM25:161:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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