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April 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 8 April 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 09:269:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2911:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:026:02 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:018:01 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 0° ahead of it, in Revatī, 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 muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:576:57 PM–19:197:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:576:57 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:198:19 PM–22:0610:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:397:39 AM–09:169:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:389:38 AM–11:2511:25 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:5210:52 AM–12:2912:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0312:03 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2912:29 PM–14:062:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:026:02 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Amṛta07:397:39 AM–09:169:16 AMgood
Kāla09:169:16 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Śubha10:5210:52 AM–12:2912:29 PMgood
Roga12:2912:29 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Udvega14:062:06 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Cara15:433:43 PM–17:205:20 PMneutral
Lābha17:205:20 PM–18:576:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:576:57 PM–20:208:20 PMavoid
Śubha20:208:20 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Amṛta21:439:43 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Cara23:0611:06 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2912:29 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:511:51 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:143:14 AM+1–28:374:37 AM+1good
Udvega28:374:37 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:006:00 AM+1

06:026:02 AM sunrise18:576:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 11:2911:29 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 23:0011:00 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 08:018:01 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 11:2911:29 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 24:3712:37 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2912:29 PM–14:062:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:576:57 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05 AM+1–24:5312:53 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  3. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  4. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:062:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā11:2911:29 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraRevatī23:0011:00 PMAśvinī
YogaIndra08:018:01 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaNāga11:2911:29 AMKiṃstughna
VāraBudhavāra30:00 06:006:00 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 201
Day length
12 h 55 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
06:036:03 AM
Moonset
19:077:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:397:39 AM09:169:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:389:38 AM11:2511:25 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:2912:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2912:29 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:576:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:576:57 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:576:57 PM19:197:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:576:57 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:198:19 PM22:0610:06 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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