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Friday 23 December 2022 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 16:444:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:171:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1111:11 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 359° ahead of it, in Mūla, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 359° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:045:04 PM–18:296:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:059:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:368:36 AM–10:0110:01 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:3612:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:189:18 PM–22:4310:43 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

Cara06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMneutral
Lābha07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMgood
Amṛta08:548:54 AM–10:1410:14 AMgood
Kāla10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMavoid
Śubha11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Roga12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Udvega14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Cara15:303:30 PM–16:504:50 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:504:50 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid
Kāla18:306:30 PM–20:118:11 PMavoid
Lābha20:118:11 PM–21:529:52 PMgood
Udvega21:529:52 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Śubha23:3311:33 PM–25:141:14 AM+1good
Amṛta25:141:14 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1good
Cara26:552:55 AM+1–28:364:36 AM+1neutral
Roga28:364:36 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 13:171:17 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 22:4310:43 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 11:1111:11 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 13:171:17 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 23:2811:28 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AM
Abhijit 11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 PM–18:376:37 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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 11:3311:33 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  6. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā13:171:17 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMūla22:4310:43 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa11:1111:11 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaNāga13:171:17 PMKiṃstughna
VāraŚukravāra30:17 06:176:17 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2079
Śaka
1944
Kali
5123
Ahargaṇa
1 871 471
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
16:434:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:357:35 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:059:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:368:36 AM10:0110:01 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:1410:14 AM11:3311:33 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1211:12 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3612:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:504:50 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:504:50 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:504:50 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:045:04 PM18:296:29 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:189:18 PM22:4310:43 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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