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Tuesday 10 December 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 22:1410:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:567:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:099:09 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

11:2711:27 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2711:27 AM
At noon, 11:2711:27 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 355° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 355° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0611:06 AM–11:4811:48 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:131:13 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:454:45 PM–17:115:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:454:45 PM–18:056:05 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:537:53 PM–21:229:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:168:16 AM–08:588:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:488:48 AM–10:0710:07 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0011:00 AM–12:2912:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:2711:27 AM–12:4612:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:062:06 PM–15:253:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:0710:07 PM–23:0011:00 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

Roga06:096:09 AM–07:287:28 AMavoid
Udvega07:287:28 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Cara08:488:48 AM–10:0710:07 AMneutral
Lābha10:0710:07 AM–11:2711:27 AMgood
Amṛta11:2711:27 AM–12:4612:46 PMgood
Kāla12:4612:46 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Śubha14:062:06 PM–15:253:25 PMgood
Roga15:253:25 PM–16:454:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:454:45 PM–18:256:25 PMavoid
Lābha18:256:25 PM–20:068:06 PMgood
Udvega20:068:06 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Śubha21:469:46 PM–23:2711:27 PMgood
Amṛta23:2711:27 PM–25:081:08+1 AMgood
Cara25:081:08+1 AM–26:482:48+1 AMneutral
Roga26:482:48+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:294:29+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10+1 AM

06:096:09 AM sunrise16:454:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 19:567:56 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 28:034:03+1 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 14:242:24 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 09:099:09 AM
Nāgauntil 19:567:56 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0611:06 AM–11:4811:48 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:062:06 PM–15:253:25 PM
Pradoṣa 16:454:45 PM–18:326:32 PM
Niśītha 23:0311:03 PM–23:5111:51 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4811:48 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:253:25 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:326:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  9. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5111:51 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā19:567:56 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā28:03 04:034:03 AM WedMūla
YogaDhṛti14:242:24 PMŚūla
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda09:099:09 AMNāga
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:10 06:106:10 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 962
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
none
Moonset
16:434:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:2310:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:168:16 AM08:588:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:0710:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0011:00 AM12:2912:29 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0311:03 AM11:5111:51 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0611:06 AM11:4811:48 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2711:27 AM12:4612:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:131:13 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:253:25 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:454:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:454:45 PM18:326:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:454:45 PM17:115:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:454:45 PM18:056:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:537:53 PM21:229:22 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0710:07 PM23:0011:00 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0311:03 PM23:5111:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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