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Tuesday 8 January 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 19:277:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:378:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:547:54 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

13:231:23 PM

The Sun 80° above N. Day length 14 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth13:231:23 PM
At noon, 13:231:23 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 357° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 357° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5512:55 PM–13:511:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:443:44 PM–16:404:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:268:26 PM–20:468:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:268:26 PM–21:269:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:239:23 PM–23:0511:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:099:09 AM–10:0510:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:519:51 AM–11:3711:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0911:09 AM–12:5112:51 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:231:23 PM–15:093:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:554:55 PM–18:416:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:2412:24+1 AM–25:031:03+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

Roga06:196:19 AM–08:058:05 AMavoid
Udvega08:058:05 AM–09:519:51 AMavoid
Cara09:519:51 AM–11:3711:37 AMneutral
Lābha11:3711:37 AM–13:231:23 PMgood
Amṛta13:231:23 PM–15:093:09 PMgood
Kāla15:093:09 PM–16:554:55 PMavoid
Śubha16:554:55 PM–18:416:41 PMgood
Roga18:416:41 PM–20:268:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:268:26 PM–21:419:41 PMavoid
Lābha21:419:41 PM–22:5510:55 PMgood
Udvega22:5510:55 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:0912:09+1 AM–25:231:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:231:23+1 AM–26:372:37+1 AMgood
Cara26:372:37+1 AM–27:523:52+1 AMneutral
Roga27:523:52+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:065:06+1 AM–30:206:20+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:206:20+1 AM

06:196:19 AM sunrise20:268:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 20:378:37 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 26:302:30+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 07:547:54 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 08:058:05 AM
Nāgauntil 20:378:37 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5512:55 PM–13:511:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:554:55 PM–18:416:41 PM
Pradoṣa 20:268:26 PM–21:469:46 PM
Niśītha 24:5912:59+1 AM–25:471:47+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 13:511:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:416:41 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 07 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:469:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  9. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:471:47+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 Amāvasyā20:378:37 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā26:30 02:302:30 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva07:547:54 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda08:058:05 AMNāga
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:20 06:206:20 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 07 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
20:328:32 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:5811:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:099:09 AM10:0510:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:519:51 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0911:09 AM12:5112:51 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:511:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:231:23 PM15:093:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:482:48 PM17:375:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:443:44 PM16:404:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:554:55 PM18:416:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:375:37 PM20:268:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:268:26 PM21:469:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:268:26 PM20:468:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:268:26 PM21:269:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:239:23 PM23:0511:05 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:2412:24+1 AM25:031:03+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:5912:59+1 AM25:471:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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