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Friday 13 January 1956 · Dalian, Liaoning, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 08:258:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:0111:01 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0111:01 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDalian12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 0° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 0° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:391:39 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:412:41+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:258:25 AM–09:379:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:479:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5010:50 AM–12:0212:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2112:21 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:272:27 PM–15:393:39 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:573:57 PM–17:445:44 PMa 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

Cara07:127:12 AM–08:258:25 AMneutral
Lābha08:258:25 AM–09:379:37 AMgood
Amṛta09:379:37 AM–10:5010:50 AMgood
Kāla10:5010:50 AM–12:0212:02 PMavoid
Śubha12:0212:02 PM–13:151:15 PMgood
Roga13:151:15 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Udvega14:272:27 PM–15:393:39 PMavoid
Cara15:393:39 PM–16:524:52 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:524:52 PM–18:396:39 PMavoid
Kāla18:396:39 PM–20:278:27 PMavoid
Lābha20:278:27 PM–22:1410:14 PMgood
Udvega22:1410:14 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:0212:02+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:491:49+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMgood
Cara27:373:37+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMneutral
Roga29:245:24+1 AM–31:127:12+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:127:12+1 AM

07:127:12 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 11:0111:01 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 28:224:22+1 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 11:0111:01 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 24:1412:14+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5010:50 AM–12:0212:02 PM
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0212:02 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  4. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  10. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā11:0111:01 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhāpast sunriseŚravaṇa
YogaHarṣaṇa28:22 04:224:22 AM SatVajra
KaraṇaNāga11:0111:01 AMKiṃstughna
VāraŚukravāra31:12 07:127:12 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 847 020
Day length
9 h 40 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:085:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:479:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5010:50 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:001:00 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:391:39 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:573:57 PM17:445:44 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:412:41+1 AM28:284:28+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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