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Wednesday 13 January 2021 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 09:539:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:008:00 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:008:00 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 2° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 2° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:488:48 PM–22:2110:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2210:22 AM–11:4311:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2111:21 AM–12:0412:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:3411:34 AM–13:061:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Amṛta07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMgood
Kāla09:029:02 AM–10:2210:22 AMavoid
Śubha10:2210:22 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Roga11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMavoid
Udvega13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PMavoid
Cara14:232:23 PM–15:443:44 PMneutral
Lābha15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Śubha18:446:44 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Amṛta20:238:23 PM–22:0310:03 PMgood
Cara22:0310:03 PM–23:4311:43 PMneutral
Roga23:4311:43 PM–25:221:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:221:22 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:023:02 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Udvega28:424:42 AM+1–30:226:22 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22 AM+1

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 08:008:00 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 26:582:58 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 21:449:44 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 08:008:00 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 19:137:13 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1

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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:031:03 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā08:008:00 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā26:58 02:582:58 AM ThuŚravaṇa
YogaHarṣaṇa21:449:44 PMVajra
KaraṇaNāga08:008:00 AMKiṃstughna
VāraBudhavāra30:22 06:226:22 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 762
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:336:33 AM
Moonset
17:165:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3411:34 AM13:061:06 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:488:48 PM22:2110:21 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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