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Thursday 23 October 2014 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 00:0512:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5712:57 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pūjā · Diwali

Amāvasyā covers 101 of 101 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3512:35 PM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

11:1811:18 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1811:18 AM
At noon, 11:1811:18 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 353° ahead of it, in Citrā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 353° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:563:56 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:214:21 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:121:12 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:466:46 PM–20:278:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:365:36 AM–07:027:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:278:27 AM–09:539:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:358:35 AM–10:1710:17 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:249:24 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4312:43 PM–14:092:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:571:57 PM–14:432:43 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

Śubha05:365:36 AM–07:027:02 AMgood
Roga07:027:02 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Udvega08:278:27 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Cara09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AMneutral
Lābha11:1811:18 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Amṛta12:4312:43 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Kāla14:092:09 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Śubha15:343:34 PM–17:005:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:005:00 PM–18:346:34 PMgood
Cara18:346:34 PM–20:098:09 PMneutral
Roga20:098:09 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Lābha23:1811:18 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1good
Udvega24:5312:53 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:282:28 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1good
Amṛta28:024:02 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:375:37 AM+1

05:365:36 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 24:5712:57 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 25:331:33 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 26:032:03 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 12:3512:35 PM
Nāgauntil 24:5712:57 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4312:43 PM–14:092:09 PM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:416:41 PM
Niśītha 22:5410:54 PM–23:4211:42 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:4111:41 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:092:09 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 23 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:416:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 23:4211:42 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  9. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā24:57 00:5712:57 AM FriPratipadā
NakṣatraCitrā25:33 01:331:33 AM FriSvātī
YogaViṣkambha26:03 02:032:03 AM FriPrīti
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda12:3512:35 PMNāga
VāraGuruvāra29:37 05:375:37 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 488
Day length
11 h 23 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
none
Moonset
16:444:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:563:56 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:563:56 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:214:21 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM07:537:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:365:36 AM07:027:02 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:537:53 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:358:35 AM10:1710:17 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:249:24 AM10:1010:10 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday10:5410:54 AM11:4211:42 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4111:41 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:121:12 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:571:57 PM14:432:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:005:00 PM18:416:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:005:00 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:005:00 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:466:46 PM20:278:27 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight22:5410:54 PM23:4211:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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