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November 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Śukla to Mārgaśīrṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 November 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 21:029:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2711:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:466:46 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1610:16 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 355° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 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 muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:466:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:422:42 PM–16:294:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:354:35 PM–17:035:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:354:35 PM–18:006:00 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:597:59 AM–09:139:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2710:27 AM–11:4011:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2111:21 AM–12:0012:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4011:40 AM–12:5412:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:594:59+1 AM–30:456:45+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:466:46 AM–07:597:59 AMgood
Amṛta07:597:59 AM–09:139:13 AMgood
Kāla09:139:13 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Śubha10:2710:27 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Roga11:4011:40 AM–12:5412:54 PMavoid
Udvega12:5412:54 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Cara14:082:08 PM–15:213:21 PMneutral
Lābha15:213:21 PM–16:354:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:354:35 PM–18:216:21 PMavoid
Śubha18:216:21 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Amṛta20:088:08 PM–21:549:54 PMgood
Cara21:549:54 PM–23:4111:41 PMneutral
Roga23:4111:41 PM–25:271:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:271:27+1 AM–27:143:14+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:143:14+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMgood
Udvega29:005:00+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47+1 AM

06:466:46 AM sunrise16:354:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 23:2711:27 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 24:3212:32+1 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 25:271:27+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 10:1610:16 AM
Nāgauntil 23:2711:27 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4011:40 AM–12:5412:54 PM
Pradoṣa 16:354:35 PM–18:296:29 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5412:54 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 49 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:296:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  7. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  8. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  9. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  10. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā23:2711:27 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraViśākhā24:32 00:3212:32 AM ThuAnurādhā
YogaŚobhana25:27 01:271:27 AM ThuAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda10:1610:16 AMNāga
VāraBudhavāra30:47 06:476:47 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 670
Day length
9 h 49 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
none
Moonset
16:424:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:466:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:466:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:466:46 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:597:59 AM09:139:13 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM12:5412:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3912:39 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:354:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:422:42 PM16:294:29 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:354:35 PM18:296:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:354:35 PM17:035:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:354:35 PM18:006:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:594:59+1 AM30:456:45+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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