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January 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 20 January 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 19:427:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:503:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:118:11 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, 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 muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:394:39 PM–18:026:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:085:08 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:085:08 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:216:21 AM–07:047:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:047:04 AM–07:477:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:178:17 AM–09:409:40 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:039:03 AM–10:2410:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:061:06 PM–14:272:27 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:441:44+1 AM–27:083:08+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

Kāla06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMavoid
Śubha07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Roga09:039:03 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Udvega10:2410:24 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Cara11:4511:45 AM–13:061:06 PMneutral
Lābha13:061:06 PM–14:272:27 PMgood
Amṛta14:272:27 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Kāla15:483:48 PM–17:085:08 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:085:08 PM–18:486:48 PMgood
Udvega18:486:48 PM–20:278:27 PMavoid
Śubha20:278:27 PM–22:0610:06 PMgood
Amṛta22:0610:06 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Cara23:4511:45 PM–25:241:24+1 AMneutral
Roga25:241:24+1 AM–27:033:03+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:033:03+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:424:42+1 AM–30:216:21+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21+1 AM

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:085:08 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 15:503:50 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 22:1310:13 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 08:118:11 AM
Vajrauntil 27:493:49+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 15:503:50 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 25:571:57+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:039:03 AM–10:2410:24 AM
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:085:08 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2410:24 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  6. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  12. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā15:503:50 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā22:1310:13 PMŚravaṇa
YogaHarṣaṇa08:118:11 AMVajra
KaraṇaNāga15:503:50 PMKiṃstughna
VāraŚanivāra30:21 06:216:21 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 637
Day length
10 h 47 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:125:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:216:21 AM07:427:42 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:216:21 AM07:047:04 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:047:04 AM07:477:47 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:178:17 AM09:409:40 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:2410:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:061:06 PM14:272:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM17:085:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:394:39 PM18:026:02 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:085:08 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:085:08 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:085:08 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:441:44+1 AM27:083:08+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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