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Tuesday 20 January 2015 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 00:2912:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:149:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:567:56 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5410:54 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

13:201:20 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:201:20 PM
At noon, 13:201:20 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 355° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 355° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:106:10 AM–07:037:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:376:37 AM–07:567:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5812:58 PM–13:421:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:083:08 PM–15:513:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:446:44 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:446:44 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:479:47 PM–23:1311:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta10:0610:06 AM–10:4910:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3810:38 AM–11:5911:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:141:14 PM–14:392:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:201:20 PM–14:412:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:024:02 PM–17:235:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:0112:01+1 AM–24:5412:54+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya31:027:02+1 AM–32:278:27+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

Roga07:567:56 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Udvega09:179:17 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Cara10:3810:38 AM–11:5911:59 AMneutral
Lābha11:5911:59 AM–13:201:20 PMgood
Amṛta13:201:20 PM–14:412:41 PMgood
Kāla14:412:41 PM–16:024:02 PMavoid
Śubha16:024:02 PM–17:235:23 PMgood
Roga17:235:23 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:446:44 PM–20:238:23 PMavoid
Lābha20:238:23 PM–22:0210:02 PMgood
Udvega22:0210:02 PM–23:4111:41 PMavoid
Śubha23:4111:41 PM–25:201:20+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:201:20+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMgood
Cara26:592:59+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMneutral
Roga28:384:38+1 AM–30:176:17+1 AMavoid
Kāla30:176:17+1 AM–31:567:56+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:567:56 AM to 31:567:56+1 AM

07:567:56 AM sunrise18:446:44 PM sunsetsunrise 31:567:56+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 21:149:14 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 27:293:29+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 12:5912:59 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 10:5410:54 AM
Nāgauntil 21:149:14 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 31:307:30+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5812:58 PM–13:421:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:024:02 PM–17:235:23 PM
Pradoṣa 18:446:44 PM–20:308:30 PM
Niśītha 24:5612:56+1 AM–25:441:44+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:421:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:235:23 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:308:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  9. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:441:44+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā21:149:14 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā27:29 03:293:29 AM WedŚravaṇa
YogaHarṣaṇa12:5912:59 PMVajra
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda10:5410:54 AMNāga
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:56 07:567:56 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 577
Day length
10 h 48 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:376:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:106:10 AM07:567:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:106:10 AM07:037:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:376:37 AM07:567:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:567:56 AM10:0610:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0610:06 AM12:1512:15 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0610:06 AM10:4910:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5612:56 PM13:441:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:421:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:141:14 PM14:392:39 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:412:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:252:25 PM16:354:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:083:08 PM15:513:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:024:02 PM17:235:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:354:35 PM18:446:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:446:44 PM20:308:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:446:44 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:446:44 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:479:47 PM23:1311:13 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:0112:01+1 AM24:5412:54+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:5612:56+1 AM25:441:44+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra31:027:02+1 AM32:278:27+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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