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Tuesday 20 January 2015 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 00:2912:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:149:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:305:30 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:066:06 AM

Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 78° above N. Day length 13 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 355° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:305:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:247:24 PM–19:457:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:247:24 PM–20:258:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:479:47 PM–23:1311:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:178:17 AM–09:139:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:598:59 AM–10:4310:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2712:27 PM–14:112:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:141:14 PM–14:392:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:563:56 PM–17:405:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2711:27 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1an 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

Roga05:305:30 AM–07:147:14 AMavoid
Udvega07:147:14 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Cara08:598:59 AM–10:4310:43 AMneutral
Lābha10:4310:43 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Amṛta12:2712:27 PM–14:112:11 PMgood
Kāla14:112:11 PM–15:563:56 PMavoid
Śubha15:563:56 PM–17:405:40 PMgood
Roga17:405:40 PM–19:247:24 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:247:24 PM–20:408:40 PMavoid
Lābha20:408:40 PM–21:569:56 PMgood
Udvega21:569:56 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Śubha23:1211:12 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2812:28 AM+1–25:431:43 AM+1good
Cara25:431:43 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1neutral
Roga26:592:59 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:154:15 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:305:30 AM to 29:315:31 AM+1

05:305:30 AM sunrise19:247:24 PM sunsetsunrise 29:315:31 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 21:149:14 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 06:066:06 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 27:293:29 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 12:5912:59 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 10:5410:54 AM
Nāgauntil 21:149:14 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:5512:55 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:563:56 PM–17:405:40 PM
Pradoṣa 19:247:24 PM–20:458:45 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 AM+1

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. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:405:40 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 54 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:458:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  10. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā21:149:14 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā06:066:06 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaHarṣaṇa12:5912:59 PMVajra
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda10:5410:54 AMNāga
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:31 05:315:31 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 577
Day length
13 h 54 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:566:56 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:305:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:305:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:305:30 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:178:17 AM09:139:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2712:27 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:141:14 PM14:392:39 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:384:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:563:56 PM17:405:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:384:38 PM19:247:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:247:24 PM20:458:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:247:24 PM19:457:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:247:24 PM20:258:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:479:47 PM23:1311:13 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2711:27 PM24:0712:07 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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