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Thursday 15 February 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 00:4712:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:352:35+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:317:31 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 11 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 353° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 353° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2110:21 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:286:28 AM–07:577:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:269:26 AM–10:5610:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2610:26 AM–11:1311:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:5311:53 AM–13:381:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:113:11 PM–15:593:59 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

Śubha06:286:28 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Roga07:577:57 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Udvega09:269:26 AM–10:5610:56 AMavoid
Cara10:5610:56 AM–12:2512:25 PMneutral
Lābha12:2512:25 PM–13:541:54 PMgood
Amṛta13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 PMgood
Kāla15:233:23 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid
Śubha16:524:52 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:226:22 PM–19:527:52 PMgood
Cara19:527:52 PM–21:239:23 PMneutral
Roga21:239:23 PM–22:5410:54 PMavoid
Kāla22:5410:54 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2512:25+1 AM–25:551:55+1 AMgood
Udvega25:551:55+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:263:26+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:574:57+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 26:352:35+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 07:317:31 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 15:373:37 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 13:441:44 PM
Nāgauntil 26:352:35+1 AM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:233:23 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 54 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  11. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā26:35 02:352:35 AM FriPratipadā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa07:317:31 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVarīyān15:373:37 PMParigha
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda13:441:44 PMNāga
VāraGuruvāra30:28 06:286:28 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 699
Day length
11 h 54 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:016:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:286:28 AM07:577:57 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2610:26 AM11:1311:13 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5311:53 AM13:381:38 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:541:54 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:113:11 PM15:593:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2110:21 PM24:0612:06+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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