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Friday 6 May 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 03:473:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0012:00+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:594:59 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:239:23 AM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 353° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 353° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:363:36 AM–04:174:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:573:57 AM–04:594:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:027:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:122:12+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya05:525:52 AM–07:167:16 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika06:416:41 AM–08:248:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:437:43 AM–08:388:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0710:07 AM–11:5011:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–13:121:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:163:16 PM–16:594:59 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:475:47 PM–19:127:12 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

Cara04:594:59 AM–06:416:41 AMneutral
Lābha06:416:41 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Amṛta08:248:24 AM–10:0710:07 AMgood
Kāla10:0710:07 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Śubha11:5011:50 AM–13:331:33 PMgood
Roga13:331:33 PM–15:163:16 PMavoid
Udvega15:163:16 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid
Cara16:594:59 PM–18:426:42 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:426:42 PM–19:597:59 PMavoid
Kāla19:597:59 PM–21:169:16 PMavoid
Lābha21:169:16 PM–22:3310:33 PMgood
Udvega22:3310:33 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Śubha23:5011:50 PM–25:071:07+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:071:07+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMgood
Cara26:242:24+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMneutral
Roga27:413:41+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:594:59 AM to 28:584:58+1 AM

04:594:59 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 28:584:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 24:0012:00+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 09:239:23 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 16:164:16 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 13:531:53 PM
Nāgauntil 24:0012:00+1 AM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0710:07 AM–11:5011:50 AM
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:048:04 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5011:50 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  6. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  11. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā24:00 00:0012:00 AM FriPratipadā
NakṣatraAśvinī09:239:23 AMBharaṇī
YogaĀyuṣmān16:164:16 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda13:531:53 PMNāga
VāraŚukravāra28:58 04:584:58 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 049
Day length
13 h 43 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:126:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:363:36 AM04:594:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:363:36 AM04:174:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:573:57 AM04:594:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:594:59 AM07:437:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:525:52 AM07:167:16 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:416:41 AM08:248:24 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:437:43 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:437:43 AM08:388:38 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0710:07 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:121:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:163:16 PM16:594:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:475:47 PM19:127:12 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:027:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:122:12+1 AM27:363:36+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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