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Wednesday 8 May 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 14:112:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2211:22 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:195:19 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2211:22 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 1° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 1° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:004:00 AM–04:394:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:204:20 AM–05:195:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:3911:39 AM–13:071:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:297:29 PM–19:487:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:297:29 PM–20:278:27 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:057:05 AM–08:518:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3710:37 AM–12:2412:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2412:24 PM–14:102:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:153:15+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMa 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

Lābha05:195:19 AM–07:057:05 AMgood
Amṛta07:057:05 AM–08:518:51 AMgood
Kāla08:518:51 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Śubha10:3710:37 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Roga12:2412:24 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Udvega14:102:10 PM–15:563:56 PMavoid
Cara15:563:56 PM–17:425:42 PMneutral
Lābha17:425:42 PM–19:297:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:297:29 PM–20:428:42 PMavoid
Śubha20:428:42 PM–21:569:56 PMgood
Amṛta21:569:56 PM–23:0911:09 PMgood
Cara23:0911:09 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2312:23+1 AM–25:371:37+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:371:37+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:502:50+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMgood
Udvega28:044:04+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:195:19 AM to 29:185:18+1 AM

05:195:19 AM sunrise19:297:29 PM sunsetsunrise 29:185:18+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 11:2211:22 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 16:044:04 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 20:118:11 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 11:2211:22 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 22:0410:04 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2412:24 PM–14:102:10 PM
Pradoṣa 19:297:29 PM–20:478:47 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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 14:102:10 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 10 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:478:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā11:2211:22 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraBharaṇī16:044:04 PMKṛttikā
YogaSaubhāgya20:118:11 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaNāga11:2211:22 AMKiṃstughna
VāraBudhavāra29:18 05:185:18 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 973
Day length
14 h 10 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
none
Moonset
19:557:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:004:00 AM05:195:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:004:00 AM04:394:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:204:20 AM05:195:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:195:19 AM08:098:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:057:05 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:098:09 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:3911:39 AM13:071:07 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:394:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:394:39 PM19:297:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:297:29 PM20:478:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:297:29 PM19:487:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:297:29 PM20:278:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:153:15+1 AM28:444:44+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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