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Tuesday 23 December 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 00:1912:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 20:438:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:555:55 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:169:16 AM

Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.

Noon

13:191:19 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:191:19 PM
At noon, 13:191:19 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 356° ahead of it, in Mūla, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 356° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–05:555:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4912:49 PM–13:481:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:473:47 PM–16:464:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:428:42 PM–21:019:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:428:42 PM–21:389:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4812:48+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:538:53 AM–09:529:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:379:37 AM–11:2811:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:191:19 PM–15:103:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:194:19 PM–17:445:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla17:015:01 PM–18:516:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:2412:24+1 AM–25:011:01+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:025:02+1 AM–30:276:27+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

Roga05:555:55 AM–07:467:46 AMavoid
Udvega07:467:46 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Cara09:379:37 AM–11:2811:28 AMneutral
Lābha11:2811:28 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Amṛta13:191:19 PM–15:103:10 PMgood
Kāla15:103:10 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Śubha17:015:01 PM–18:516:51 PMgood
Roga18:516:51 PM–20:428:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:428:42 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Lābha21:519:51 PM–23:0111:01 PMgood
Udvega23:0111:01 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:1012:10+1 AM–25:191:19+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:191:19+1 AM–26:282:28+1 AMgood
Cara26:282:28+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMneutral
Roga27:383:38+1 AM–28:474:47+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:474:47+1 AM–29:565:56+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:555:55 AM to 29:565:56+1 AM

05:555:55 AM sunrise20:428:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 20:438:43 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 09:169:16 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 19:047:04 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 10:3110:31 AM
Nāgauntil 20:438:43 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4912:49 PM–13:481:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:015:01 PM–18:516:51 PM
Pradoṣa 20:428:42 PM–21:569:56 PM
Niśītha 24:5512:55+1 AM–25:431:43+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. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  3. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:481:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:516:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:569:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  10. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:431:43+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā20:438:43 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā09:169:16 AMMūla
YogaGaṇḍa19:047:04 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda10:3110:31 AMNāga
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:56 05:565:56 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 531
Day length
14 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
none
Moonset
20:498:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM05:555:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM05:555:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:555:55 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:5011:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:538:53 AM09:529:52 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:379:37 AM11:2811:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:481:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5512:55 PM13:431:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:191:19 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:482:48 PM17:455:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:473:47 PM16:464:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:194:19 PM17:445:44 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:015:01 PM18:516:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:455:45 PM20:428:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:428:42 PM21:569:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:428:42 PM21:019:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:428:42 PM21:389:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:2412:24+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4812:48+1 AM26:122:12+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5512:55+1 AM25:431:43+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:025:02+1 AM30:276:27+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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