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Monday 18 May 2015 · Qingyang, Gansu, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 14:302:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1312:13 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1312:13 PM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:4612:46 PM

The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQingyang12:4612:46 PM
At noon, 12:4612:46 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 0° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 0° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:035:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:141:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:073:07 PM–16:044:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:497:49 PM–20:098:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:497:49 PM–20:488:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0910:09 PM–23:4011:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:297:29 AM–09:149:14 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0011:00 AM–12:4612:46 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:051:05 PM–14:352:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:141:14 PM–14:112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:322:32 PM–16:184:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:044:04 PM–17:005:00 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

Amṛta05:435:43 AM–07:297:29 AMgood
Kāla07:297:29 AM–09:149:14 AMavoid
Śubha09:149:14 AM–11:0011:00 AMgood
Roga11:0011:00 AM–12:4612:46 PMavoid
Udvega12:4612:46 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Cara14:322:32 PM–16:184:18 PMneutral
Lābha16:184:18 PM–18:036:03 PMgood
Amṛta18:036:03 PM–19:497:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:497:49 PM–21:039:03 PMneutral
Roga21:039:03 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Kāla22:1710:17 PM–23:3211:32 PMavoid
Lābha23:3211:32 PM–24:4612:46 AM+1good
Udvega24:4612:46 AM+1–26:002:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:002:00 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1good
Amṛta27:143:14 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1good
Cara28:284:28 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:425:42 AM+1

05:435:43 AM sunrise19:497:49 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 12:1312:13 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 24:2512:25 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 13:441:44 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 12:1312:13 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 23:1311:13 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:297:29 AM–09:149:14 AM
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:141:14 PM
Pradoṣa 19:497:49 PM–21:089:08 PM
Niśītha 24:2212:22 AM+1–25:101:10 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:149:14 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  4. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 06 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:089:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:101:10 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā12:1312:13 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraKṛttikā24:25 00:2512:25 AM TueRohiṇī
YogaŚobhana13:441:44 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaNāga12:1312:13 PMKiṃstughna
VāraSomavāra29:42 05:425:42 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 695
Day length
14 h 06 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
05:535:53 AM
Moonset
19:537:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:035:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:297:29 AM09:149:14 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0011:00 AM12:4612:46 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2212:22 PM13:101:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:051:05 PM14:352:35 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:141:14 PM14:112:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:112:11 PM17:005:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:322:32 PM16:184:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:073:07 PM16:044:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:044:04 PM17:005:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:005:00 PM19:497:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:497:49 PM21:089:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:497:49 PM20:098:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:497:49 PM20:488:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0910:09 PM23:4011:40 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2212:22 AM+125:101:10 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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