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Sunday 13 January 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 23:2611:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2912:29 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5411:54 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

13:291:29 PM

The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:291:29 PM
At noon, 13:291:29 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 355° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5912:59 PM–13:581:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:182:18 PM–16:004:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:543:54 PM–16:524:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:448:44 PM–21:039:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:448:44 PM–21:419:41 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:281:28 PM–15:173:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika17:065:06 PM–18:556:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta18:486:48 PM–19:467:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:556:55 PM–20:448:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:014:01 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1a 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

Udvega06:136:13 AM–08:028:02 AMavoid
Cara08:028:02 AM–09:519:51 AMneutral
Lābha09:519:51 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Amṛta11:3911:39 AM–13:281:28 PMgood
Kāla13:281:28 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Śubha15:173:17 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Roga17:065:06 PM–18:556:55 PMavoid
Udvega18:556:55 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha20:448:44 PM–21:569:56 PMgood
Amṛta21:569:56 PM–23:0711:07 PMgood
Cara23:0711:07 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1812:18 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:291:29 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:402:40 AM+1–27:513:51 AM+1good
Udvega27:513:51 AM+1–29:025:02 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:025:02 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:146:14 AM+1

06:136:13 AM sunrise20:448:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 24:2912:29 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 19:237:23 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 15:053:05 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 11:5411:54 AM
Nāgauntil 24:2912:29 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5912:59 PM–13:581:58 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:556:55 PM–20:448:44 PM
Pradoṣa 20:448:44 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:051:05 AM+1–25:531:53 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:581:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 20:448:44 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 32 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  10. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:531:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā24:29 00:2912:29 AM MonPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā19:237:23 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta15:053:05 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda11:5411:54 AMNāga
VāraRavivāra30:14 06:146:14 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 822
Day length
14 h 32 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
20:418:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM12:0112:01 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5912:59 PM13:581:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:041:04 PM13:521:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:281:28 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:182:18 PM16:004:00 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:562:56 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:543:54 PM16:524:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day17:065:06 PM18:556:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:448:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta18:486:48 PM19:467:46 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:556:55 PM20:448:44 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk20:448:44 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:448:44 PM21:039:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:448:44 PM21:419:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:051:05 AM+125:531:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:014:01 AM+129:445:44 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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