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Wednesday 1 January 2014 · Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 20:318:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:444:44 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:396:39 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKallakurichi12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 357° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 357° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:503:50 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:008:00 AM–09:269:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:449:44 AM–11:0911:09 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:5210:52 AM–12:1812:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:4112:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1812:18 PM–13:431:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:307:30 PM–20:538:53 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

Lābha06:346:34 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Amṛta08:008:00 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Kāla09:269:26 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Śubha10:5210:52 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Roga12:1812:18 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Udvega13:431:43 PM–15:093:09 PMavoid
Cara15:093:09 PM–16:354:35 PMneutral
Lābha16:354:35 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:016:01 PM–19:357:35 PMavoid
Śubha19:357:35 PM–21:099:09 PMgood
Amṛta21:099:09 PM–22:4410:44 PMgood
Cara22:4410:44 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1812:18 AM+1–25:521:52 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:521:52 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:263:26 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1good
Udvega29:005:00 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:356:35 AM+1

06:346:34 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 16:444:44 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 11:0911:09 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 25:501:50 AM+1
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 06:396:39 AM
Nāgauntil 16:444:44 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 26:482:48 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1812:18 PM–13:431:43 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:417:41 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:431:43 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  6. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā16:444:44 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMūla11:0911:09 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva25:50 01:501:50 AM ThuVyāghāta
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda06:396:39 AMNāga
VāraBudhavāra30:35 06:356:35 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 193
Day length
11 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:016:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:449:44 AM11:0911:09 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:307:30 PM20:538:53 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:503:50 AM+129:145:14 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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