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Sunday 20 May 2012 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 02:422:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:175:17 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:419:41 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 352° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 352° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:143:14 PM–16:474:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:414:41 PM–17:315:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:474:47 PM–18:216:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:1411:14 PM–25:021:02 AM+1a 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

Udvega05:545:54 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Cara07:277:27 AM–09:009:00 AMneutral
Lābha09:009:00 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Amṛta10:3410:34 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:411:41 PMavoid
Śubha13:411:41 PM–15:143:14 PMgood
Roga15:143:14 PM–16:474:47 PMavoid
Udvega16:474:47 PM–18:216:21 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:216:21 PM–19:477:47 PMgood
Amṛta19:477:47 PM–21:149:14 PMgood
Cara21:149:14 PM–22:4110:41 PMneutral
Roga22:4110:41 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:0712:07 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:341:34 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1good
Udvega27:003:00 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:274:27 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1

05:545:54 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 29:175:17 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 09:419:41 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 18:066:06 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 16:004:00 PM
Nāgauntil 29:175:17 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:474:47 PM–18:216:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1

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. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:216:21 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  11. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā29:17 05:175:17 AM MonPratipadā
NakṣatraBharaṇī09:419:41 AMKṛttikā
YogaŚobhana18:066:06 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda16:004:00 PMNāga
VāraRavivāra29:54 05:545:54 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 602
Day length
12 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:535:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:411:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:143:14 PM16:474:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:414:41 PM17:315:31 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:474:47 PM18:216:21 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1411:14 PM25:021:02 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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