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Friday 9 January 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 15:413:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:341:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:341:34 PM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:3412:34 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3412:34 PM
At noon, 12:3412:34 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 359° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 359° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:0112:01 PM–13:311:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:185:18 PM–17:475:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:185:18 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika09:019:01 AM–10:1210:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:439:43 AM–10:2110:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2311:23 AM–12:3412:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5312:53 PM–13:311:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:562:56 PM–16:074:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:1312:13 AM+1–25:461:46 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

Cara07:497:49 AM–09:019:01 AMneutral
Lābha09:019:01 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Amṛta10:1210:12 AM–11:2311:23 AMgood
Kāla11:2311:23 AM–12:3412:34 PMavoid
Śubha12:3412:34 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Roga13:451:45 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Udvega14:562:56 PM–16:074:07 PMavoid
Cara16:074:07 PM–17:185:18 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:185:18 PM–19:077:07 PMavoid
Kāla19:077:07 PM–20:568:56 PMavoid
Lābha20:568:56 PM–22:4510:45 PMgood
Udvega22:4510:45 PM–24:3412:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:3412:34 AM+1–26:232:23 AM+1good
Amṛta26:232:23 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1good
Cara28:114:11 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1neutral
Roga30:006:00 AM+1–31:497:49 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:497:49 AM to 31:497:49 AM+1

07:497:49 AM sunrise17:185:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 13:341:34 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 16:324:32 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 19:077:07 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 13:341:34 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 24:3912:39 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2311:23 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–12:5312:53 PM
Pradoṣa 17:185:18 PM–19:147:14 PM
Niśītha 24:1012:10 AM+1–24:5812:58 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3412:34 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  5. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  6. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 29 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:147:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5812:58 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā13:341:34 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā16:324:32 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta19:077:07 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaNāga13:341:34 PMKiṃstughna
VāraŚukravāra31:49 07:497:49 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 112
Day length
9 h 29 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:385:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:019:01 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:439:43 AM10:2110:21 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2311:23 AM12:3412:34 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:0112:01 PM13:311:31 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:311:31 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:562:56 PM16:074:07 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:185:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:185:18 PM19:147:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:185:18 PM17:475:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:185:18 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1012:10 AM+124:5812:58 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:1312:13 AM+125:461:46 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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