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Tuesday 21 December 1976 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 10:5110:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:387:38 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:037:03 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:387:38 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 3° ahead of it, in Mūla, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 3° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:037:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:062:06 PM–15:333:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:475:47 PM–18:136:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:475:47 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–09:559:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:449:44 AM–11:0411:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2512:25 PM–13:451:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:063:06 PM–16:264:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:256:25 PM–19:527:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0511:05 PM–23:5911:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:394:39+1 AM–30:076:07+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

Roga07:037:03 AM–08:238:23 AMavoid
Udvega08:238:23 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Cara09:449:44 AM–11:0411:04 AMneutral
Lābha11:0411:04 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Amṛta12:2512:25 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Kāla13:451:45 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Śubha15:063:06 PM–16:264:26 PMgood
Roga16:264:26 PM–17:475:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:475:47 PM–19:267:26 PMavoid
Lābha19:267:26 PM–21:069:06 PMgood
Udvega21:069:06 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Śubha22:4510:45 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2512:25+1 AM–26:052:05+1 AMgood
Cara26:052:05+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMneutral
Roga27:443:44+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:245:24+1 AM–31:037:03+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:037:03 AM to 31:037:03+1 AM

07:037:03 AM sunrise17:475:47 PM sunsetsunrise 31:037:03+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 07:387:38 AM
Pratipadāuntil 28:394:39+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 19:527:52 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 10:1410:14 AM
Vṛddhiuntil 30:366:36+1 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 07:387:38 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 18:066:06 PM
Bavauntil 28:394:39+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:063:06 PM–16:264:26 PM
Pradoṣa 17:475:47 PM–19:337:33 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+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. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:264:26 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:337:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  10. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  15. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā07:387:38 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraMūla19:527:52 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaGaṇḍa10:1410:14 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaNāga07:387:38 AMKiṃstughna
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:03 07:037:03 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 668
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:166:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:037:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:037:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:037:03 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM09:559:55 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:449:44 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:062:06 PM15:333:33 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:063:06 PM16:264:26 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM17:475:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:475:47 PM19:337:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:475:47 PM18:136:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:475:47 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:256:25 PM19:527:52 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0511:05 PM23:5911:59 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:394:39+1 AM30:076:07+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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