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Thursday 25 May 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:085:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:141:14 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:123:12 PM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 12 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Rohiṇī 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–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0510:05 PM–23:2911:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:535:53 AM–07:277:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:009:00 AM–10:3410:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0310:03 AM–10:5310:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:411:41 PM–15:153:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:421:42 PM–15:063:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:023:02 PM–15:523:52 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

Śubha05:535:53 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Roga07:277:27 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Udvega09:009:00 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Cara10:3410:34 AM–12:0812:08 PMneutral
Lābha12:0812:08 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Amṛta13:411:41 PM–15:153:15 PMgood
Kāla15:153:15 PM–16:484:48 PMavoid
Śubha16:484:48 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:226:22 PM–19:487:48 PMgood
Cara19:487:48 PM–21:159:15 PMneutral
Roga21:159:15 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Kāla22:4110:41 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0812:08 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1good
Udvega25:341:34 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:003:00 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Amṛta28:274:27 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:535:53 AM+1

05:535:53 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 25:141:14 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 24:1112:11 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 23:1411:14 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 15:123:12 PM
Nāgauntil 25:141:14 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:411:41 PM–15:153:15 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:153:15 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  11. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā25:14 01:141:14 AM FriPratipadā
NakṣatraKṛttikā24:11 00:1112:11 AM FriRohiṇī
YogaAtigaṇḍa23:1411:14 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda15:123:12 PMNāga
VāraGuruvāra29:53 05:535:53 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 433
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:595:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:535:53 AM07:277:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0310:03 AM10:5310:53 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:411:41 PM15:153:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:421:42 PM15:063:06 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:023:02 PM15:523:52 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0510:05 PM23:2911:29 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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