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January 1991 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 January 1991 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:395:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:507:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:507:50 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 2° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 2° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:201:20 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:194:19 PM–16:494:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:194:19 PM–17:495:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:245:24 PM–19:097:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4210:42 AM–11:5011:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3211:32 AM–12:0812:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5011:50 AM–12:5712:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:474:47+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMa 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

Lābha07:207:20 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Amṛta08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Kāla09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Śubha10:4210:42 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Roga11:5011:50 AM–12:5712:57 PMavoid
Udvega12:5712:57 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Cara14:042:04 PM–15:123:12 PMneutral
Lābha15:123:12 PM–16:194:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:194:19 PM–18:126:12 PMavoid
Śubha18:126:12 PM–20:048:04 PMgood
Amṛta20:048:04 PM–21:579:57 PMgood
Cara21:579:57 PM–23:4911:49 PMneutral
Roga23:4911:49 PM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:421:42+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:353:35+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood
Udvega29:275:27+1 AM–31:207:20+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20+1 AM

07:207:20 AM sunrise16:194:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 07:507:50 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 24:2712:27+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 14:112:11 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 07:507:50 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 20:488:48 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5011:50 AM–12:5712:57 PM
Pradoṣa 16:194:19 PM–18:196:19 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5712:57 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 59 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:196:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā07:507:50 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā24:27 00:2712:27 AM ThuŚravaṇa
YogaHarṣaṇa14:112:11 PMVajra
KaraṇaNāga07:507:50 AMKiṃstughna
VāraBudhavāra31:20 07:207:20 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2047
Śaka
1912
Kali
5091
Ahargaṇa
1 859 807
Day length
8 h 59 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
07:297:29 AM
Moonset
16:334:33 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM12:5712:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4412:44 PM14:312:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:201:20 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:312:31 PM16:194:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:194:19 PM18:196:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:194:19 PM16:494:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:194:19 PM17:495:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:245:24 PM19:097:09 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:474:47+1 AM30:316:31+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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