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Tuesday 10 December 1996 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 15:143:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5612:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:247:24 AM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

11:4611:46 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4611:46 AM
At noon, 11:4611:46 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 359° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta04:154:15 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:5312:53 PM–14:222:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:385:38 PM–18:026:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:385:38 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:148:14 AM–09:019:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:508:50 AM–10:1810:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4611:46 AM–13:141:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:422:42 PM–16:104:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3210:32 PM–23:2111:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:214:21+1 AM–29:495:49+1 AMa 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

Roga05:545:54 AM–07:227:22 AMavoid
Udvega07:227:22 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Cara08:508:50 AM–10:1810:18 AMneutral
Lābha10:1810:18 AM–11:4611:46 AMgood
Amṛta11:4611:46 AM–13:141:14 PMgood
Kāla13:141:14 PM–14:422:42 PMavoid
Śubha14:422:42 PM–16:104:10 PMgood
Roga16:104:10 PM–17:385:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:385:38 PM–19:107:10 PMavoid
Lābha19:107:10 PM–20:428:42 PMgood
Udvega20:428:42 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Śubha22:1410:14 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Amṛta23:4611:46 PM–25:181:18+1 AMgood
Cara25:181:18+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMneutral
Roga26:502:50+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:224:22+1 AM–29:545:54+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54+1 AM

05:545:54 AM sunrise17:385:38 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 12:5612:56 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 21:039:03 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 07:247:24 AM
Śūlauntil 28:034:03+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 12:5612:56 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 23:3811:38 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:422:42 PM–16:104:10 PM
Pradoṣa 17:385:38 PM–19:167:16 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  5. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:104:10 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  12. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā12:5612:56 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā21:039:03 PMMūla
YogaDhṛti07:247:24 AMŚūla
KaraṇaNāga12:5612:56 PMKiṃstughna
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 962
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:485:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:154:15 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:154:15 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:148:14 AM09:019:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:1810:18 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4611:46 AM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5312:53 PM14:222:22 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:173:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:422:42 PM16:104:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:173:17 PM17:385:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:385:38 PM19:167:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:385:38 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:385:38 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3210:32 PM23:2111:21 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:214:21+1 AM29:495:49+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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