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Saturday 24 December 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 04:314:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:062:06 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:517:51 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4811:48 AM

Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.

Noon

13:081:08 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:081:08 PM
At noon, 13:081:08 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 353° ahead of it, in Mūla, 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 muhūrta06:046:04 AM–06:576:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:316:31 AM–07:517:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4712:47 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:542:54 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:134:13 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:517:51 AM–09:109:10 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:517:51 AM–08:338:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:338:33 AM–09:169:16 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3010:30 AM–11:4911:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:282:28 PM–15:473:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:167:16 PM–20:458:45 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

Kāla07:517:51 AM–09:109:10 AMavoid
Śubha09:109:10 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Roga10:3010:30 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Udvega11:4911:49 AM–13:081:08 PMavoid
Cara13:081:08 PM–14:282:28 PMneutral
Lābha14:282:28 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Amṛta15:473:47 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Kāla17:065:06 PM–18:266:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:266:26 PM–20:068:06 PMgood
Udvega20:068:06 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Śubha21:479:47 PM–23:2811:28 PMgood
Amṛta23:2811:28 PM–25:091:09 AM+1good
Cara25:091:09 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1neutral
Roga26:492:49 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:304:30 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1avoid
Lābha30:116:11 AM+1–31:527:52 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:517:51 AM to 31:527:52 AM+1

07:517:51 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 31:527:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 26:062:06 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 11:4811:48 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 20:138:13 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 15:163:16 PM
Nāgauntil 26:062:06 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3010:30 AM–11:4911:49 AM
Abhijit 12:4712:47 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:4512:45 AM+1–25:331:33 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4911:49 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:331:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  11. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā26:06 02:062:06 AM SunPratipadā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā11:4811:48 AMMūla
YogaGaṇḍa20:138:13 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda15:163:16 PMNāga
VāraŚanivāra31:52 07:527:52 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 454
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:036:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:046:04 AM07:517:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:046:04 AM06:576:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:316:31 AM07:517:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:517:51 AM09:589:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:517:51 AM09:109:10 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:517:51 AM08:338:33 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:338:33 AM09:169:16 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:589:58 AM12:0512:05 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3010:30 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4412:44 PM13:321:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:122:12 PM16:194:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:282:28 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:542:54 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:194:19 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:167:16 PM20:458:45 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4512:45 AM+125:331:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:134:13 AM+129:435:43 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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