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Saturday 27 December 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 18:436:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:229:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:028:02 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

13:181:18 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth13:181:18 PM
At noon, 13:181:18 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 muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4912:49 PM–13:461:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:403:40 PM–16:374:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:344:34 PM–18:236:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:248:24 PM–20:448:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:248:24 PM–21:239:23 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:116:11 AM–07:587:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:116:11 AM–07:087:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:087:08 AM–08:058:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:449:44 AM–11:3111:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:043:04 PM–16:514:51 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:599:59 PM–23:4811:48 PMa 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

Kāla06:116:11 AM–07:587:58 AMavoid
Śubha07:587:58 AM–09:449:44 AMgood
Roga09:449:44 AM–11:3111:31 AMavoid
Udvega11:3111:31 AM–13:181:18 PMavoid
Cara13:181:18 PM–15:043:04 PMneutral
Lābha15:043:04 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Amṛta16:514:51 PM–18:386:38 PMgood
Kāla18:386:38 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha20:248:24 PM–21:389:38 PMgood
Udvega21:389:38 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Śubha22:5110:51 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0512:05+1 AM–25:181:18+1 AMgood
Cara25:181:18+1 AM–26:312:31+1 AMneutral
Roga26:312:31+1 AM–27:453:45+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:453:45+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:584:58+1 AM–30:126:12+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12+1 AM

06:116:11 AM sunrise20:248:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 21:229:22 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 23:4811:48 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 25:501:50+1 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 08:028:02 AM
Nāgauntil 21:229:22 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:449:44 AM–11:3111:31 AM
Abhijit 12:4912:49 PM–13:461:46 PM
Pradoṣa 20:248:24 PM–21:439:43 PM
Niśītha 24:5412:54+1 AM–25:421:42+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3111:31 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:461:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 13 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:439:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  8. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  9. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:421:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā21:229:22 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMūla23:4811:48 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi25:50 01:501:50 AM SunDhruva
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda08:028:02 AMNāga
VāraŚanivāra30:12 06:126:12 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 362
Day length
14 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
20:268:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:116:11 AM07:587:58 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:116:11 AM07:087:08 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:087:08 AM08:058:05 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:5211:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:449:44 AM11:3111:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:461:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5412:54 PM13:421:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:432:43 PM17:345:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:043:04 PM16:514:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:403:40 PM16:374:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:344:34 PM18:236:23 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening17:345:34 PM20:248:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:248:24 PM21:439:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:248:24 PM20:448:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:248:24 PM21:239:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:599:59 PM23:4811:48 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5412:54+1 AM25:421:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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