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Thursday 6 January 2000 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 18:416:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:149:14 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

07:587:58 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 356° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 356° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–12:0112:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:261:26 PM–14:082:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:291:29+1 AM–27:173:17+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:216:21 AM–07:407:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:009:00 AM–10:2010:20 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:539:53 AM–10:3610:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5912:59 PM–14:192:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:082:08 PM–14:512:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:442:44 PM–16:314:31 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

Śubha06:216:21 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Roga07:407:40 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Udvega09:009:00 AM–10:2010:20 AMavoid
Cara10:2010:20 AM–11:3911:39 AMneutral
Lābha11:3911:39 AM–12:5912:59 PMgood
Amṛta12:5912:59 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Kāla14:192:19 PM–15:383:38 PMavoid
Śubha15:383:38 PM–16:584:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:584:58 PM–18:386:38 PMgood
Cara18:386:38 PM–20:198:19 PMneutral
Roga20:198:19 PM–21:599:59 PMavoid
Kāla21:599:59 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Lābha23:4011:40 PM–25:201:20+1 AMgood
Udvega25:201:20+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:003:00+1 AM–28:414:41+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:414:41+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 sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 21:149:14 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 14:152:15 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 07:587:58 AM
Nāgauntil 21:149:14 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–12:0112:01 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:5912:59 PM–14:192:19 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:456:45 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0112:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:192:19 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:456:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  9. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā21:149:14 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunriseUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva14:152:15 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda07:587:58 AMNāga
VāraGuruvāra30:21 06:216:21 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 084
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
16:464:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:216:21 AM07:407:40 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:2010:20 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:539:53 AM10:3610:36 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:0112:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:512:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5912:59 PM14:192:19 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:261:26 PM14:082:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:082:08 PM14:512:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:442:44 PM16:314:31 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:512:51 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:456:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:291:29+1 AM27:173:17+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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