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Thursday 31 October 2024 · Queens, New York, United States

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 06:236:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:478:47 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pūjā · Diwali

Amāvasyā covers 109 of 109 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

07:257:25 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:153:15 PM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 351° ahead of it, in Citrā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 351° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:316:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:046:04 AM–07:257:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:028:02 AM–09:509:50 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:525:52 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:525:52 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:257:25 AM–08:448:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0210:02 AM–11:2011:20 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5410:54 AM–11:3611:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:571:57 PM–15:153:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–15:473:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:299:29 PM–23:1711:17 PMa 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

Śubha07:257:25 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Roga08:448:44 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Udvega10:0210:02 AM–11:2011:20 AMavoid
Cara11:2011:20 AM–12:3912:39 PMneutral
Lābha12:3912:39 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Amṛta13:571:57 PM–15:153:15 PMgood
Kāla15:153:15 PM–16:344:34 PMavoid
Śubha16:344:34 PM–17:525:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:525:52 PM–19:347:34 PMgood
Cara19:347:34 PM–21:169:16 PMneutral
Roga21:169:16 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Kāla22:5710:57 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3912:39 AM+1–26:212:21 AM+1good
Udvega26:212:21 AM+1–28:034:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:034:03 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1good
Amṛta29:455:45 AM+1–31:277:27 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:257:25 AM to 31:277:27 AM+1

07:257:25 AM sunrise17:525:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:277:27 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 15:153:15 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 25:111:11 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 19:377:37 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:001:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:571:57 PM–15:153:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:525:52 PM–19:417:41 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15 AM+1–25:031:03 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:153:15 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 27 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyāpast sunrisePratipadā
NakṣatraCitrā15:153:15 PMSvātī
YogaPrīti25:11 01:111:11 AM FriĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda19:377:37 PMNāga
VāraGuruvāra31:27 07:277:27 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 149
Day length
10 h 27 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:165:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:375:37 AM07:257:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:375:37 AM06:316:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:046:04 AM07:257:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:257:25 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:257:25 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:028:02 AM09:509:50 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:2011:20 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5410:54 AM11:3611:36 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM15:473:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:153:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM15:473:47 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:473:47 PM17:525:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:525:52 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:525:52 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:525:52 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:299:29 PM23:1711:17 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15 AM+125:031:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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