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Tuesday 8 March 2016 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 01:041:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:549:54 PM.

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

07:147:14 AM

Siddha gives way to Sādhya.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 354° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 354° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:357:35 AM–09:029:02 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:046:04 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:046:04 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:234:23 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:278:27 AM–09:159:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:039:03 AM–10:3310:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0312:03 PM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:043:04 PM–16:344:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:497:49 PM–21:149:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5110:51 PM–23:3911:39 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

Roga06:026:02 AM–07:337:33 AMavoid
Udvega07:337:33 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Cara09:039:03 AM–10:3310:33 AMneutral
Lābha10:3310:33 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Amṛta12:0312:03 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Śubha15:043:04 PM–16:344:34 PMgood
Roga16:344:34 PM–18:046:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:046:04 PM–19:347:34 PMavoid
Lābha19:347:34 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Udvega21:049:04 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Śubha22:3310:33 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0312:03 AM+1–25:331:33 AM+1good
Cara25:331:33 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1neutral
Roga27:023:02 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:324:32 AM+1–30:026:02 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:026:02 AM sunrise18:046:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:026:02 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 21:549:54 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 14:062:06 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 07:147:14 AM
Sādhyauntil 27:243:24 AM+1
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 11:3211:32 AM
Nāgauntil 21:549:54 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:043:04 PM–16:344:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:046:04 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  3. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:344:34 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  10. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā21:549:54 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā14:062:06 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddha07:147:14 AMSādhya
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda11:3211:32 AMNāga
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:02 06:026:02 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 990
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:495:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:357:35 AM09:029:02 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:278:27 AM09:159:15 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:043:04 PM16:344:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM18:046:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:046:04 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:046:04 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:046:04 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:497:49 PM21:149:14 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5110:51 PM23:3911:39 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:234:23 AM+129:495:49 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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