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Saturday 27 December 2008 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:435:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:228:22 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:026:02 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:228:22 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Mūla 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 muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:135:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:026:02 AM–07:307:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:026:02 AM–06:496:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:496:49 AM–07:367:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:588:58 AM–10:2610:26 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:598:59 AM–10:4810:48 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:221:22 PM–14:502:50 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:369:36 PM–23:2411:24 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

Kāla06:026:02 AM–07:307:30 AMavoid
Śubha07:307:30 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Roga08:588:58 AM–10:2610:26 AMavoid
Udvega10:2610:26 AM–11:5411:54 AMavoid
Cara11:5411:54 AM–13:221:22 PMneutral
Lābha13:221:22 PM–14:502:50 PMgood
Amṛta14:502:50 PM–16:184:18 PMgood
Kāla16:184:18 PM–17:465:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:465:46 PM–19:187:18 PMgood
Udvega19:187:18 PM–20:508:50 PMavoid
Śubha20:508:50 PM–22:2210:22 PMgood
Amṛta22:2210:22 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Cara23:5411:54 PM–25:261:26+1 AMneutral
Roga25:261:26+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:582:58+1 AM–28:314:31+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:314:31+1 AM–30:036:03+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:036:03+1 AM

06:026:02 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:036:03+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 08:228:22 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 10:4810:48 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 12:5012:50 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 08:228:22 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 21:429:42 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:588:58 AM–10:2610:26 AM
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2610:26 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā08:228:22 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraMūla10:4810:48 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi12:5012:50 PMDhruva
KaraṇaNāga08:228:22 AMKiṃstughna
VāraŚanivāra30:03 06:036:03 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 362
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
06:056:05 AM
Moonset
17:595:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:135:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:026:02 AM07:307:30 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:026:02 AM06:496:49 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:496:49 AM07:367:36 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:2610:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:598:59 AM10:4810:48 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:221:22 PM14:502:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:369:36 PM23:2411:24 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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