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Tuesday 8 January 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 21:279:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3710:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:076:07 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:549:54 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

13:261:26 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:261:26 PM
At noon, 13:261:26 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 356° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:305:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:115:11 AM–06:076:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5712:57 PM–13:561:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:533:53 PM–16:514:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:458:45 PM–21:049:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:458:45 PM–21:429:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2311:23 PM–25:051:05+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:039:03 AM–10:0110:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:479:47 AM–11:3711:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:091:09 PM–14:512:51 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:261:26 PM–15:163:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla17:065:06 PM–18:566:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:3012:30+1 AM–25:081:08+1 AMan 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

Roga06:076:07 AM–07:577:57 AMavoid
Udvega07:577:57 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Cara09:479:47 AM–11:3711:37 AMneutral
Lābha11:3711:37 AM–13:261:26 PMgood
Amṛta13:261:26 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Kāla15:163:16 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Śubha17:065:06 PM–18:566:56 PMgood
Roga18:566:56 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:458:45 PM–21:569:56 PMavoid
Lābha21:569:56 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Udvega23:0611:06 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:1612:16+1 AM–25:271:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:271:27+1 AM–26:372:37+1 AMgood
Cara26:372:37+1 AM–27:473:47+1 AMneutral
Roga27:473:47+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:584:58+1 AM–30:086:08+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:076:07 AM to 30:086:08+1 AM

06:076:07 AM sunrise20:458:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:086:08+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 22:3710:37 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 28:304:30+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 09:549:54 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 10:0510:05 AM
Nāgauntil 22:3710:37 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5712:57 PM–13:561:56 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:065:06 PM–18:566:56 PM
Pradoṣa 20:458:45 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:031:03+1 AM–25:511:51+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. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  3. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:561:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:566:56 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  9. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:511:51+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā22:3710:37 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā28:30 04:304:30 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva09:549:54 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda10:0510:05 AMNāga
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:08 06:086:08 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 008
Day length
14 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
20:508:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:076:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:305:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:115:11 AM06:076:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:076:07 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:5911:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:039:03 AM10:0110:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:479:47 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5712:57 PM13:561:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:021:02 PM13:501:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:091:09 PM14:512:51 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:261:26 PM15:163:16 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:542:54 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:533:53 PM16:514:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:065:06 PM18:566:56 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:458:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:458:45 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:458:45 PM21:049:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:458:45 PM21:429:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2311:23 PM25:051:05+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:3012:30+1 AM25:081:08+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight25:031:03+1 AM25:511:51+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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