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Friday 11 December 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 15:243:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:593:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1910:19 AM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 358° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 358° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:124:12 PM–17:525:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:555:55 PM–18:206:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:555:55 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:136:13 AM–07:537:53 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika07:407:40 AM–09:089:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:338:33 AM–09:199:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3610:36 AM–12:0412:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2712:27 PM–13:141:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:592:59 PM–16:274:27 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:126:12 AM–07:407:40 AMneutral
Lābha07:407:40 AM–09:089:08 AMgood
Amṛta09:089:08 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Kāla10:3610:36 AM–12:0412:04 PMavoid
Śubha12:0412:04 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Roga13:321:32 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Udvega14:592:59 PM–16:274:27 PMavoid
Cara16:274:27 PM–17:555:55 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:555:55 PM–19:277:27 PMavoid
Kāla19:277:27 PM–21:009:00 PMavoid
Lābha21:009:00 PM–22:3210:32 PMgood
Udvega22:3210:32 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:0412:04 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1good
Amṛta25:361:36 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1good
Cara27:083:08 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1neutral
Roga28:404:40 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:126:12 AM+1

06:126:12 AM sunrise17:555:55 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 15:593:59 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 25:211:21 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 10:1910:19 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 15:593:59 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 28:054:05 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3610:36 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Pradoṣa 17:555:55 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0412:04 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  6. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā15:593:59 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā25:21 01:211:21 AM SatMūla
YogaDhṛti10:1910:19 AMŚūla
KaraṇaNāga15:593:59 PMKiṃstughna
VāraŚukravāra30:12 06:126:12 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 902
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:595:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:136:13 AM07:537:53 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:407:40 AM09:089:08 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:338:33 AM09:199:19 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:141:14 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:592:59 PM16:274:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:555:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:124:12 PM17:525:52 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:555:55 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:555:55 PM18:206:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:555:55 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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