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Monday 18 May 2015 · Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 09:309:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:137:13 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:137:13 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:4712:47 PM

The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonOmdurman12:4712:47 PM
At noon, 12:4712:47 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 3° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 3° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–13:121:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:552:55 PM–15:473:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:095:09 PM–18:406:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:137:13 PM–19:357:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:137:13 PM–20:208:20 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:577:57 AM–09:339:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:058:05 AM–09:359:35 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1011:10 AM–12:4712:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:121:12 PM–14:042:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:232:23 PM–16:004:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:473:47 PM–16:384:38 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

Amṛta06:206:20 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Kāla07:577:57 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Śubha09:339:33 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Roga11:1011:10 AM–12:4712:47 PMavoid
Udvega12:4712:47 PM–14:232:23 PMavoid
Cara14:232:23 PM–16:004:00 PMneutral
Lābha16:004:00 PM–17:365:36 PMgood
Amṛta17:365:36 PM–19:137:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:137:13 PM–20:368:36 PMneutral
Roga20:368:36 PM–22:0010:00 PMavoid
Kāla22:0010:00 PM–23:2311:23 PMavoid
Lābha23:2311:23 PM–24:4612:46+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4612:46+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:102:10+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:333:33+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMgood
Cara28:574:57+1 AM–30:206:20+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20+1 AM

06:206:20 AM sunrise19:137:13 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 07:137:13 AM
Pratipadāuntil 29:195:19+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 19:257:25 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 08:448:44 AM
Atigaṇḍauntil 30:096:09+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 07:137:13 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 18:136:13 PM
Bavauntil 29:195:19+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:577:57 AM–09:339:33 AM
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–13:121:12 PM
Pradoṣa 19:137:13 PM–20:428:42 PM
Niśītha 24:2212:22+1 AM–25:101:10+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:339:33 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:121:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 53 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:428:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:101:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  15. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā07:137:13 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraKṛttikā19:257:25 PMRohiṇī
YogaŚobhana08:448:44 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaNāga07:137:13 AMKiṃstughna
VāraSomavāra30:20 06:206:20 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 695
Day length
12 h 53 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
06:336:33 AM
Moonset
19:357:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:058:05 AM09:359:35 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:121:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:121:12 PM14:042:04 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:042:04 PM16:384:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:232:23 PM16:004:00 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:552:55 PM15:473:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:473:47 PM16:384:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:384:38 PM19:137:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:095:09 PM18:406:40 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:137:13 PM20:428:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:137:13 PM19:357:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:137:13 PM20:208:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2212:22+1 AM25:101:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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