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Tuesday 8 December 2026 · Luanda, Angola

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 23:4311:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:521:52 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4512:45 PM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 354° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 354° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:176:17 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:176:17 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:128:12 AM–09:029:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:508:50 AM–10:2410:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5911:59 AM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:083:08 PM–16:434:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:018:01 PM–21:489:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5110:51 PM–23:3611:36 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

Roga05:405:40 AM–07:157:15 AMavoid
Udvega07:157:15 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Cara08:508:50 AM–10:2410:24 AMneutral
Lābha10:2410:24 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Amṛta11:5911:59 AM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–15:083:08 PMavoid
Śubha15:083:08 PM–16:434:43 PMgood
Roga16:434:43 PM–18:176:17 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:176:17 PM–19:437:43 PMavoid
Lābha19:437:43 PM–21:089:08 PMgood
Udvega21:089:08 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Śubha22:3410:34 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Amṛta23:5911:59 PM–25:251:25 AM+1good
Cara25:251:25 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1neutral
Roga26:502:50 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:154:15 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:415:41 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise18:176:17 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 25:521:52 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 13:461:46 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 28:104:10 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 12:4512:45 PM
Nāgauntil 25:521:52 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:083:08 PM–16:434:43 PM
Pradoṣa 18:176:17 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  4. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:434:43 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  10. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā25:52 01:521:52 AM WedPratipadā
NakṣatraAnurādhā13:461:46 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaDhṛti28:10 04:104:10 AM WedŚūla
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda12:4512:45 PMNāga
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:41 05:415:41 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 917
Day length
12 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:575:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:128:12 AM09:029:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:2410:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:083:08 PM16:434:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:176:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:176:17 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:176:17 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:176:17 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:018:01 PM21:489:48 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5110:51 PM23:3611:36 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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