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Monday 23 January 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 16:494:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:393:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:447:44 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:393:39 PM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 358° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 358° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:505:50 AM–06:476:47 AM
  • Amṛta kāla11:4611:46 AM–13:201:20 PM
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–12:5812:58 PM
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–14:562:56 PM
  • Godhūli17:345:34 PM–18:026:02 PM
  • Amṛta kāla31:367:36 AM+1–33:129:12 AM+1

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:578:57 AM–10:1110:11 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2511:25 AM–12:3912:39 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM–13:381:38 PM
  • Gulika13:521:52 PM–15:063:06 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:562:56 PM–15:363:36 PM
  • Varjya22:0110:01 PM–23:3711:37 PM

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

Amṛta07:447:44 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Kāla08:578:57 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Śubha10:1110:11 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Roga11:2511:25 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Udvega12:3912:39 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Cara13:521:52 PM–15:063:06 PMneutral
Lābha15:063:06 PM–16:204:20 PMgood
Amṛta16:204:20 PM–17:345:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:345:34 PM–19:207:20 PMneutral
Roga19:207:20 PM–21:069:06 PMavoid
Kāla21:069:06 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Lābha22:5210:52 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1good
Udvega24:3812:38 AM+1–26:252:25 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:252:25 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1good
Amṛta28:114:11 AM+1–29:575:57 AM+1good
Cara29:575:57 AM+1–31:437:43 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:447:44 AM to 31:437:43 AM+1

07:447:44 AM sunrise17:345:34 PM sunsetsunrise 31:437:43 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 15:393:39 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 18:026:02 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 20:058:05 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 15:393:39 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 27:143:14 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:578:57 AM–10:1110:11 AM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 17:345:34 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14 AM+1–25:021:02 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1110:11 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  5. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā15:393:39 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā18:026:02 PMŚravaṇa
YogaVajra20:058:05 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaNāga15:393:39 PMKiṃstughna
VāraSomavāra31:43 07:437:43 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 484
Day length
9 h 50 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:435:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:505:50 AM07:447:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:505:50 AM06:476:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:196:19 AM07:447:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:447:44 AM09:429:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla08:578:57 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgava09:429:42 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa11:2511:25 AM12:3912:39 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kāla11:4611:46 AM13:201:20 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhna12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit12:1912:19 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:381:38 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika13:521:52 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijaya14:172:17 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:562:56 PM15:363:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:363:36 PM17:345:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:345:34 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:345:34 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:345:34 PM18:586:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya22:0110:01 PM23:3711:37 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha24:1412:14 AM+125:021:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kāla31:367:36 AM+133:129:12 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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