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Thursday 29 December 2016 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 13:071:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:532:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:027:02 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5112:51 PM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 359° ahead of it, in Mūla, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 359° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:027:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:495:49 PM–18:156:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:495:49 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:027:02 AM–08:238:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:449:44 AM–11:0511:05 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3810:38 AM–11:2111:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:0212:02 PM–13:471:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:461:46 PM–15:073:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:562:56 PM–15:393:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:0912:09+1 AM–25:531:53+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

Śubha07:027:02 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Roga08:238:23 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Udvega09:449:44 AM–11:0511:05 AMavoid
Cara11:0511:05 AM–12:2512:25 PMneutral
Lābha12:2512:25 PM–13:461:46 PMgood
Amṛta13:461:46 PM–15:073:07 PMgood
Kāla15:073:07 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid
Śubha16:284:28 PM–17:495:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:495:49 PM–19:287:28 PMgood
Cara19:287:28 PM–21:079:07 PMneutral
Roga21:079:07 PM–22:4610:46 PMavoid
Kāla22:4610:46 PM–24:2612:26+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2612:26+1 AM–26:052:05+1 AMgood
Udvega26:052:05+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:443:44+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:235:23+1 AM–31:027:02+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:027:02 AM to 31:027:02+1 AM

07:027:02 AM sunrise17:495:49 PM sunsetsunrise 31:027:02+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 14:532:53 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 13:471:47 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 12:5112:51 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 14:532:53 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 27:393:39+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:461:46 PM–15:073:07 PM
Pradoṣa 17:495:49 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02+1 AM–24:5012:50+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:073:07 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  6. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  7. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 47 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā14:532:53 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMūla13:471:47 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi12:5112:51 PMDhruva
KaraṇaNāga14:532:53 PMKiṃstughna
VāraGuruvāra31:02 07:027:02 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 286
Day length
10 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:565:56 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:027:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:027:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:027:02 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:027:02 AM08:238:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:449:44 AM11:0511:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3810:38 AM11:2111:21 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0212:02 PM13:471:47 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:461:46 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:562:56 PM15:393:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM17:495:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:495:49 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:495:49 PM18:156:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:495:49 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02+1 AM24:5012:50+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:0912:09+1 AM25:531:53+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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