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Tuesday 8 January 2008 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 06:276:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:377:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:076:07 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:377:37 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 2° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:076:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:238:23 AM–10:0510:05 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:525:52 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:525:52 PM–19:057:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:288:28 AM–09:159:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:039:03 AM–10:3110:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5911:59 AM–13:271:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:552:55 PM–16:234:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:539:53 PM–23:3411:34 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4610:46 PM–23:3511:35 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

Roga06:076:07 AM–07:357:35 AMavoid
Udvega07:357:35 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Cara09:039:03 AM–10:3110:31 AMneutral
Lābha10:3110:31 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Amṛta11:5911:59 AM–13:271:27 PMgood
Kāla13:271:27 PM–14:552:55 PMavoid
Śubha14:552:55 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Roga16:234:23 PM–17:525:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:525:52 PM–19:237:23 PMavoid
Lābha19:237:23 PM–20:558:55 PMgood
Udvega20:558:55 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Śubha22:2710:27 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Amṛta23:5911:59 PM–25:311:31 AM+1good
Cara25:311:31 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1neutral
Roga27:033:03 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:354:35 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:076:07 AM to 30:076:07 AM+1

06:076:07 AM sunrise17:525:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 07:377:37 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 13:301:30 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 18:286:28 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 07:377:37 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 20:038:03 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:552:55 PM–16:234:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:525:52 PM–19:307:30 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:234:23 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:307:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā07:377:37 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā13:301:30 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta18:286:28 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaNāga07:377:37 AMKiṃstughna
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:07 06:076:07 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 008
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:136:13 AM
Moonset
18:096:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:076:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:076:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:076:07 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:238:23 AM10:0510:05 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:288:28 AM09:159:15 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:313:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:552:55 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:313:31 PM17:525:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:525:52 PM19:307:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:525:52 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:525:52 PM19:057:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:539:53 PM23:3411:34 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4610:46 PM23:3511:35 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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