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Tuesday 13 October 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:295:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:068:06 AM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha · Navratri

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:356:35 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:068:06 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 2° ahead of it, in Citrā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 2° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:356:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:515:51 PM–18:176:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:515:51 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5711:57 PM–25:451:45+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:508:50 AM–09:359:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:249:24 AM–10:4810:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1312:13 PM–13:371:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:101:10 PM–14:582:58 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:023:02 PM–16:274:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5710:57 PM–23:4811:48 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

Roga06:356:35 AM–07:597:59 AMavoid
Udvega07:597:59 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Cara09:249:24 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–12:1312:13 PMgood
Amṛta12:1312:13 PM–13:371:37 PMgood
Kāla13:371:37 PM–15:023:02 PMavoid
Śubha15:023:02 PM–16:274:27 PMgood
Roga16:274:27 PM–17:515:51 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:515:51 PM–19:277:27 PMavoid
Lābha19:277:27 PM–21:029:02 PMgood
Udvega21:029:02 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Śubha22:3810:38 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1312:13+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMgood
Cara25:491:49+1 AM–27:253:25+1 AMneutral
Roga27:253:25+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:005:00+1 AM–30:366:36+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:356:35 AM to 30:366:36+1 AM

06:356:35 AM sunrise17:515:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:366:36+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 08:068:06 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 25:471:47+1 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 08:068:06 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 21:219:21 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:023:02 PM–16:274:27 PM
Pradoṣa 17:515:51 PM–19:337:33 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37+1 AM

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. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:274:27 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:337:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā08:068:06 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraCitrāpast sunriseSvātī
YogaVaidhṛti25:47 01:471:47 AM WedViṣkambha
KaraṇaNāga08:068:06 AMKiṃstughna
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:36 06:366:36 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 843
Day length
11 h 16 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
06:356:35 AM
Moonset
18:066:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:356:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:356:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:356:35 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:508:50 AM09:359:35 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:249:24 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1312:13 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:101:10 PM14:582:58 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:023:02 PM16:274:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM17:515:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:515:51 PM19:337:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:515:51 PM18:176:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:515:51 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5710:57 PM23:4811:48 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5711:57 PM25:451:45+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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