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Thursday 9 March 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 12:3612:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3610:36 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3610:36 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 11 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 1° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 1° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:461:46 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:365:36 PM–18:016:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:365:36 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:026:02 PM–19:347:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:066:06 AM–07:337:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:508:50 AM–10:2210:22 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:598:59 AM–10:2510:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:569:56 AM–10:4210:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:171:17 PM–14:432:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:183:18 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

Śubha06:066:06 AM–07:337:33 AMgood
Roga07:337:33 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Udvega08:598:59 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Cara10:2510:25 AM–11:5111:51 AMneutral
Lābha11:5111:51 AM–13:171:17 PMgood
Amṛta13:171:17 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Kāla14:432:43 PM–16:104:10 PMavoid
Śubha16:104:10 PM–17:365:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:365:36 PM–19:097:09 PMgood
Cara19:097:09 PM–20:438:43 PMneutral
Roga20:438:43 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Kāla22:1710:17 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Lābha23:5011:50 PM–25:241:24+1 AMgood
Udvega25:241:24+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:572:57+1 AM–28:314:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:314:31+1 AM–30:046:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:046:04+1 AM

06:066:06 AM sunrise17:365:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 10:3610:36 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 25:421:42+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 17:125:12 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 10:3610:36 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 21:469:46 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:171:17 PM–14:432:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:365:36 PM–19:167:16 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:432:43 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 30 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā10:3610:36 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā25:42 01:421:42 AM FriUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSādhya17:125:12 PMŚubha
KaraṇaNāga10:3610:36 AMKiṃstughna
VāraGuruvāra30:04 06:046:04 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 111
Day length
11 h 30 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:525:52 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:066:06 AM07:337:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:508:50 AM10:2210:22 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:569:56 AM10:4210:42 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:171:17 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:461:46 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:183:18 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:365:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:365:36 PM19:167:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:365:36 PM18:016:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:365:36 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:026:02 PM19:347:34 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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