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Saturday 31 October 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 20:598:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:415:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pūjā · Diwali

Amāvasyā covers 47 of 108 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoBali Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:227:22 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 357° ahead of it, in Svātī, 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 muhūrta04:364:36 AM–05:305:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:035:03 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:241:24 PM–14:062:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:416:41 PM–20:078:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:246:24 AM–07:437:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:246:24 AM–07:067:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:067:06 AM–07:487:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:019:01 AM–10:2010:20 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0910:09 AM–11:3411:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5712:57 PM–14:162:16 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:246:24 AM–07:437:43 AMavoid
Śubha07:437:43 AM–09:019:01 AMgood
Roga09:019:01 AM–10:2010:20 AMavoid
Udvega10:2010:20 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Cara11:3911:39 AM–12:5712:57 PMneutral
Lābha12:5712:57 PM–14:162:16 PMgood
Amṛta14:162:16 PM–15:353:35 PMgood
Kāla15:353:35 PM–16:544:54 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:544:54 PM–18:356:35 PMgood
Udvega18:356:35 PM–20:168:16 PMavoid
Śubha20:168:16 PM–21:589:58 PMgood
Amṛta21:589:58 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Cara23:3911:39 PM–25:211:21+1 AMneutral
Roga25:211:21+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:023:02+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:444:44+1 AM–30:256:25+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25+1 AM

06:246:24 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 17:415:41 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 26:312:31+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 14:182:18 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 07:227:22 AM
Nāgauntil 17:415:41 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 27:563:56+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:019:01 AM–10:2010:20 AM
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 PM–18:426:42 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03+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 10:2010:20 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 30 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:426:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  9. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā17:415:41 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraSvātī26:31 02:312:31 AM SunViśākhā
YogaPrīti14:182:18 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda07:227:22 AMNāga
VāraŚanivāra30:25 06:256:25 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 407
Day length
10 h 30 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
none
Moonset
16:594:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:364:36 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:364:36 AM05:305:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:035:03 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:246:24 AM07:437:43 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:246:24 AM07:067:06 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:067:06 AM07:487:48 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:019:01 AM10:2010:20 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0910:09 AM11:3411:34 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:482:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5712:57 PM14:162:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:241:24 PM14:062:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:482:48 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:426:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:416:41 PM20:078:07 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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