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Wednesday 31 December 1986 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 15:053:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1011:10 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:257:25 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:517:51 AM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 0° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:257:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:091:09 PM–13:431:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:014:01 PM–16:324:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:014:01 PM–17:335:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:3112:31+1 AM–25:541:54+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:298:29 AM–09:349:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3810:38 AM–11:4311:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2611:26 AM–12:0012:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4311:43 AM–12:4712:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:114:11 PM–17:345:34 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

Lābha07:257:25 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Amṛta08:298:29 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Kāla09:349:34 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Śubha10:3810:38 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Roga11:4311:43 AM–12:4712:47 PMavoid
Udvega12:4712:47 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Cara13:521:52 PM–14:572:57 PMneutral
Lābha14:572:57 PM–16:014:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:014:01 PM–17:575:57 PMavoid
Śubha17:575:57 PM–19:527:52 PMgood
Amṛta19:527:52 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Cara21:479:47 PM–23:4311:43 PMneutral
Roga23:4311:43 PM–25:381:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:381:38+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:343:34+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Udvega29:295:29+1 AM–31:257:25+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:257:25 AM to 31:257:25+1 AM

07:257:25 AM sunrise16:014:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 11:1011:10 AM
Pratipadāuntil 31:167:16+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 07:517:51 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 28:414:41+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 24:2812:28+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 11:1011:10 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 21:129:12 PM
Bavauntil 31:167:16+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4311:43 AM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 16:014:01 PM–18:046:04 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  3. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  4. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4712:47 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:046:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā11:1011:10 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraMūla07:517:51 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva24:28 00:2812:28 AM ThuVyāghāta
KaraṇaNāga11:1011:10 AMKiṃstughna
VāraBudhavāra31:25 07:257:25 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 330
Day length
8 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:587:58 AM
Moonset
15:363:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:257:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:257:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:257:25 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:182:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:091:09 PM13:431:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:182:18 PM16:014:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:014:01 PM18:046:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:014:01 PM16:324:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:014:01 PM17:335:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:114:11 PM17:345:34 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:3112:31+1 AM25:541:54+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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