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Wednesday 9 March 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 13:041:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:549:54 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:486:48 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:549:54 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 2° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 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 muhūrta05:095:09 AM–05:595:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:486:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:234:23 PM–17:495:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:276:27 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:276:27 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya07:497:49 AM–09:149:14 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:168:16 AM–09:439:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1412:14 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3812:38 PM–14:052:05 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

Lābha06:486:48 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Amṛta08:168:16 AM–09:439:43 AMgood
Kāla09:439:43 AM–11:1011:10 AMavoid
Śubha11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PMgood
Roga12:3812:38 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Udvega14:052:05 PM–15:323:32 PMavoid
Cara15:323:32 PM–17:005:00 PMneutral
Lābha17:005:00 PM–18:276:27 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:276:27 PM–19:597:59 PMavoid
Śubha19:597:59 PM–21:329:32 PMgood
Amṛta21:329:32 PM–23:0411:04 PMgood
Cara23:0411:04 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3712:37+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:092:09+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:423:42+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMgood
Udvega29:145:14+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:486:48 AM to 30:476:47+1 AM

06:486:48 AM sunrise18:276:27 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 09:549:54 AM
Pratipadāuntil 30:316:31+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 23:3211:32 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 15:243:24 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 09:549:54 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 20:148:14 PM
Bavauntil 30:316:31+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3812:38 PM–14:052:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:276:27 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:052:05 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā09:549:54 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā23:3211:32 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSādhya15:243:24 PMŚubha
KaraṇaNāga09:549:54 AMKiṃstughna
VāraBudhavāra30:47 06:476:47 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 991
Day length
11 h 39 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
06:496:49 AM
Moonset
18:466:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:486:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM05:595:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:486:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:486:48 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:497:49 AM09:149:14 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:168:16 AM09:439:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3812:38 PM14:052:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:276:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:234:23 PM17:495:49 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:276:27 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:276:27 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:276:27 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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