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Tuesday 23 December 2003 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 21:199:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:435:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:317:31 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 356° ahead of it, in Mūla, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 356° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:041:04 PM–13:381:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:553:55 PM–16:264:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:553:55 PM–17:285:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:489:48 PM–23:1211:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:399:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:309:30 AM–10:3510:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3911:39 AM–12:4312:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:191:19 PM–14:442:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:471:47 PM–14:512:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:0610:06 PM–23:0811:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:022:02 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1a 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

Roga07:227:22 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Udvega08:268:26 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Cara09:309:30 AM–10:3510:35 AMneutral
Lābha10:3510:35 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Amṛta11:3911:39 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Kāla12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PMavoid
Śubha13:471:47 PM–14:512:51 PMgood
Roga14:512:51 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla15:553:55 PM–17:515:51 PMavoid
Lābha17:515:51 PM–19:477:47 PMgood
Udvega19:477:47 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Śubha21:439:43 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Amṛta23:3911:39 PM–25:351:35 AM+1good
Cara25:351:35 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1neutral
Roga27:313:31 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:275:27 AM+1–31:237:23 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23 AM+1

07:227:22 AM sunrise15:553:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 17:435:43 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 27:273:27 AM+1
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 16:044:04 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 07:317:31 AM
Nāgauntil 17:435:43 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 27:583:58 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:471:47 PM–14:512:51 PM
Pradoṣa 15:553:55 PM–17:595:59 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1

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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5611:56 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:512:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:595:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  9. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā17:435:43 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMūla27:27 03:273:27 AM WedPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa16:044:04 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda07:317:31 AMNāga
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:23 07:237:23 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 531
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
15:203:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:399:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:309:30 AM10:3510:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM11:5611:56 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM12:4312:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:132:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:041:04 PM13:381:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:191:19 PM14:442:44 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:471:47 PM14:512:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:132:13 PM15:553:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:553:55 PM17:595:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:553:55 PM16:264:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:553:55 PM17:285:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:489:48 PM23:1211:12 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0610:06 PM23:0811:08 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:022:02 AM+127:273:27 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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