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Friday 17 May 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 14:122:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:462:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:484:48 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:462:46 PM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

The Sun 84° above S. Day length 13 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 358° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 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 muhūrta03:233:23 AM–04:064:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:453:45 AM–04:484:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0411:04 AM–11:5711:57 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:126:12 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:126:12 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:331:33+1 AM–27:153:15+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:296:29 AM–08:098:09 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:297:29 AM–08:238:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:509:50 AM–11:3011:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5711:57 AM–12:5112:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:512:51 PM–16:324:32 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:233:23 PM–17:055:05 PMa 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

Cara04:484:48 AM–06:296:29 AMneutral
Lābha06:296:29 AM–08:098:09 AMgood
Amṛta08:098:09 AM–09:509:50 AMgood
Kāla09:509:50 AM–11:3011:30 AMavoid
Śubha11:3011:30 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Roga13:111:11 PM–14:512:51 PMavoid
Udvega14:512:51 PM–16:324:32 PMavoid
Cara16:324:32 PM–18:126:12 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:126:12 PM–19:327:32 PMavoid
Kāla19:327:32 PM–20:518:51 PMavoid
Lābha20:518:51 PM–22:1110:11 PMgood
Udvega22:1110:11 PM–23:3011:30 PMavoid
Śubha23:3011:30 PM–24:5012:50+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:5012:50+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMgood
Cara26:092:09+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMneutral
Roga27:283:28+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:484:48 AM to 28:484:48+1 AM

04:484:48 AM sunrise18:126:12 PM sunsetsunrise 28:484:48+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 14:462:46 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 28:064:06+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 15:493:49 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 14:462:46 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 27:133:13+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:509:50 AM–11:3011:30 AM
Abhijit 11:0411:04 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Pradoṣa 18:126:12 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 PM

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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3011:30 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5711:57 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  5. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  6. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 24 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā14:462:46 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraKṛttikā28:06 04:064:06 AM SatRohiṇī
YogaŚobhana15:493:49 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaNāga14:462:46 PMKiṃstughna
VāraŚukravāra28:48 04:484:48 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 755
Day length
13 h 24 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:106:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:233:23 AM04:484:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:233:23 AM04:064:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:453:45 AM04:484:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:484:48 AM07:297:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:296:29 AM08:098:09 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:297:29 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:297:29 AM08:238:23 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:509:50 AM11:3011:30 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0411:04 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:5112:51 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:512:51 PM16:324:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:233:23 PM17:055:05 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM18:126:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:126:12 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:126:12 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:126:12 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:331:33+1 AM27:153:15+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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