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Wednesday 16 December 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 21:369:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0211:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1610:16 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

13:161:16 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:161:16 PM
At noon, 13:161:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 355° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:1412:14 PM–13:581:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:433:43 PM–16:424:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:398:39 PM–20:578:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:398:39 PM–21:349:34 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:447:44 AM–09:349:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2511:25 AM–13:161:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4612:46 PM–13:451:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:161:16 PM–15:063:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:535:53 AM–07:447:44 AMgood
Amṛta07:447:44 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Kāla09:349:34 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Śubha11:2511:25 AM–13:161:16 PMgood
Roga13:161:16 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Udvega15:063:06 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid
Cara16:574:57 PM–18:486:48 PMneutral
Lābha18:486:48 PM–20:398:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:398:39 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Śubha21:489:48 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Amṛta22:5710:57 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMgood
Cara24:0712:07+1 AM–25:161:16+1 AMneutral
Roga25:161:16+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:252:25+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:343:34+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMgood
Udvega28:444:44+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:535:53+1 AM

05:535:53 AM sunrise20:398:39 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 23:0211:02 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 21:449:44 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 20:388:38 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 10:1610:16 AM
Nāgauntil 23:0211:02 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:161:16 PM–15:063:06 PM
Pradoṣa 20:398:39 PM–21:539:53 PM
Niśītha 24:5212:52+1 AM–25:401:40+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:063:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 46 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:539:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  9. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:401:40+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā23:0211:02 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā21:449:44 PMMūla
YogaŚūla20:388:38 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda10:1610:16 AMNāga
VāraBudhavāra29:53 05:535:53 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 716
Day length
14 h 46 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
none
Moonset
20:368:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:394:39 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:394:39 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:447:44 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:4711:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM13:161:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1412:14 PM13:581:58 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4612:46 PM13:451:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5212:52 PM13:401:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:161:16 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:442:44 PM17:415:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:433:43 PM16:424:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:415:41 PM20:398:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:398:39 PM21:539:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:398:39 PM20:578:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:398:39 PM21:349:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5212:52+1 AM25:401:40+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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