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Thursday 23 October 2014 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:055:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:575:57 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pūjā · Diwali

Amāvasyā covers 108 of 108 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:317:31 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

11:2411:24 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:2411:24 AM
At noon, 11:2411:24 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 351° ahead of it, in Citrā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 351° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0311:03 AM–11:4511:45 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:091:09 PM–13:511:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:404:40 PM–17:075:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:404:40 PM–18:016:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4611:46 PM–25:271:27 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:086:08 AM–07:277:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:468:46 AM–10:0510:05 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:399:39 AM–10:2110:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4312:43 PM–14:022:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:351:35 PM–15:173:17 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:511:51 PM–14:332:33 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

Śubha06:086:08 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Roga07:277:27 AM–08:468:46 AMavoid
Udvega08:468:46 AM–10:0510:05 AMavoid
Cara10:0510:05 AM–11:2411:24 AMneutral
Lābha11:2411:24 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Amṛta12:4312:43 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Kāla14:022:02 PM–15:213:21 PMavoid
Śubha15:213:21 PM–16:404:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:404:40 PM–18:216:21 PMgood
Cara18:216:21 PM–20:028:02 PMneutral
Roga20:028:02 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–23:2511:25 PMavoid
Lābha23:2511:25 PM–25:061:06 AM+1good
Udvega25:061:06 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:472:47 AM+1–28:294:29 AM+1good
Amṛta28:294:29 AM+1–30:106:10 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:106:10 AM+1

06:086:08 AM sunrise16:404:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 29:575:57 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 07:317:31 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 17:355:35 PM
Nāgauntil 29:575:57 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0311:03 AM–11:4511:45 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4312:43 PM–14:022:02 PM
Pradoṣa 16:404:40 PM–18:286:28 PM
Niśītha 23:0111:01 PM–23:4911:49 PM

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. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4511:45 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:022:02 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 31 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:286:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:4911:49 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  10. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā29:57 05:575:57 AM FriPratipadā
NakṣatraCitrāpast sunriseSvātī
YogaVaidhṛti07:317:31 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda17:355:35 PMNāga
VāraGuruvāra30:10 06:106:10 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 488
Day length
10 h 31 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
none
Moonset
16:204:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:086:08 AM07:277:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:2110:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:468:46 AM10:0510:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:399:39 AM10:2110:21 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0011:00 AM11:4811:48 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0311:03 AM11:4511:45 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:332:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:091:09 PM13:511:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:351:35 PM15:173:17 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:511:51 PM14:332:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:332:33 PM16:404:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:404:40 PM18:286:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:404:40 PM17:075:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:404:40 PM18:016:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0111:01 PM23:4911:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4611:46 PM25:271:27 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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