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Thursday 15 February 2018 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 03:173:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:055:05 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0110:01 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 352° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 352° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5112:51 AM+1–26:362:36 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:556:55 AM–08:218:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:469:46 AM–11:1211:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4310:43 AM–11:2911:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:032:03 PM–15:293:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:232:23 PM–16:084:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:173:17 PM–16:034:03 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

Śubha06:556:55 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Roga08:218:21 AM–09:469:46 AMavoid
Udvega09:469:46 AM–11:1211:12 AMavoid
Cara11:1211:12 AM–12:3812:38 PMneutral
Lābha12:3812:38 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Amṛta14:032:03 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Kāla15:293:29 PM–16:544:54 PMavoid
Śubha16:544:54 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:206:20 PM–19:547:54 PMgood
Cara19:547:54 PM–21:289:28 PMneutral
Roga21:289:28 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Kāla23:0311:03 PM–24:3712:37 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3712:37 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1good
Udvega26:122:12 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:463:46 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1good
Amṛta29:205:20 AM+1–30:556:55 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:556:55 AM+1

06:556:55 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:556:55 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 29:055:05 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 10:0110:01 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 18:076:07 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 16:144:14 PM
Nāgauntil 29:055:05 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:001:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:032:03 PM–15:293:29 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13 AM+1–25:011:01 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:293:29 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  6. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 24 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  11. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā29:05 05:055:05 AM FriPratipadā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa10:0110:01 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVarīyān18:076:07 PMParigha
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda16:144:14 PMNāga
VāraGuruvāra30:55 06:556:55 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 699
Day length
11 h 24 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:515:51 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:218:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:469:46 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4310:43 AM11:2911:29 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:232:23 PM16:084:08 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:173:17 PM16:034:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13 AM+125:011:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5112:51 AM+126:362:36 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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