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Monday 21 May 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:125:12 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:477:47 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:477:47 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

13:061:06 PM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:061:06 PM
At noon, 13:061:06 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 2° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 2° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:3412:34 PM–14:222:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:3912:39 PM–13:331:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:203:20 PM–16:144:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:497:49 PM–20:108:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:497:49 PM–20:538:53 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:038:03 AM–09:449:44 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2511:25 AM–13:061:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:331:33 PM–14:272:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:472:47 PM–16:284:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:144:14 PM–17:085:08 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

Amṛta06:226:22 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Kāla08:038:03 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Śubha09:449:44 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Roga11:2511:25 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Udvega13:061:06 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Cara14:472:47 PM–16:284:28 PMneutral
Lābha16:284:28 PM–18:086:08 PMgood
Amṛta18:086:08 PM–19:497:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:497:49 PM–21:089:08 PMneutral
Roga21:089:08 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Kāla22:2810:28 PM–23:4711:47 PMavoid
Lābha23:4711:47 PM–25:061:06 AM+1good
Udvega25:061:06 AM+1–26:252:25 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:252:25 AM+1–27:443:44 AM+1good
Amṛta27:443:44 AM+1–29:035:03 AM+1good
Cara29:035:03 AM+1–30:226:22 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22 AM+1

06:226:22 AM sunrise19:497:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 07:477:47 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 15:173:17 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 21:389:38 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 07:477:47 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 21:029:02 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:038:03 AM–09:449:44 AM
Abhijit 12:3912:39 PM–13:331:33 PM
Pradoṣa 19:497:49 PM–21:149:14 PM
Niśītha 24:4212:42 AM+1–25:301:30 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:449:44 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:331:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:149:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  10. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:301:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā07:477:47 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraKṛttikā15:173:17 PMRohiṇī
YogaAtigaṇḍa21:389:38 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaNāga07:477:47 AMKiṃstughna
VāraSomavāra30:22 06:226:22 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 603
Day length
13 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
06:246:24 AM
Moonset
20:098:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:038:03 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:3412:34 PM14:222:22 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4212:42 PM13:301:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:331:33 PM14:272:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:272:27 PM17:085:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:472:47 PM16:284:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:203:20 PM16:144:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:144:14 PM17:085:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:085:08 PM19:497:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:497:49 PM21:149:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:497:49 PM20:108:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:497:49 PM20:538:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4212:42 AM+125:301:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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