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Tuesday 12 December 2023 · Queens, New York, United States

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 19:557:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:326:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:187:18 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 356° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3011:30 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:221:22 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:064:06 PM–17:395:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:574:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:565:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:029:02 AM–09:399:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:299:29 AM–10:3910:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4911:49 AM–12:5912:59 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:082:08 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2110:21 PM–23:2011:20 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

Roga07:107:10 AM–08:208:20 AMavoid
Udvega08:208:20 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Cara09:299:29 AM–10:3910:39 AMneutral
Lābha10:3910:39 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Amṛta11:4911:49 AM–12:5912:59 PMgood
Kāla12:5912:59 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Śubha14:082:08 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Roga15:183:18 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMavoid
Lābha18:186:18 PM–20:098:09 PMgood
Udvega20:098:09 PM–21:599:59 PMavoid
Śubha21:599:59 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Amṛta23:4911:49 PM–25:401:40 AM+1good
Cara25:401:40 AM+1–27:303:30 AM+1neutral
Roga27:303:30 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:205:20 AM+1–31:117:11 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11 AM+1

07:107:10 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 18:326:32 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 24:3512:35 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 08:218:21 AM
Śūlauntil 29:485:48 AM+1
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 07:187:18 AM
Nāgauntil 18:326:32 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 29:395:39 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3011:30 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:082:08 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:266:26 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 18 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:266:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  9. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  13. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā18:326:32 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā24:35 00:3512:35 AM WedMūla
YogaDhṛti08:218:21 AMŚūla
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda07:187:18 AMNāga
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:11 07:117:11 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 825
Day length
9 h 18 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
none
Moonset
15:543:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:029:02 AM09:399:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:3910:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM12:5912:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4512:45 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:221:22 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:064:06 PM17:395:39 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:266:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:284:28 PM16:574:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:284:28 PM17:565:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2110:21 PM23:2011:20 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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