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Wednesday 7 January 1970 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 03:183:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3511:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:147:14 AM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 353° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 353° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:461:46 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:205:20 PM–17:465:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:205:20 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0212:02+1 AM–25:261:26+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:597:59 AM–09:199:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3910:39 AM–11:5911:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3811:38 AM–12:2112:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5911:59 AM–13:191:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:383:38 PM–17:025:02 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

Lābha06:396:39 AM–07:597:59 AMgood
Amṛta07:597:59 AM–09:199:19 AMgood
Kāla09:199:19 AM–10:3910:39 AMavoid
Śubha10:3910:39 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Roga11:5911:59 AM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Udvega13:191:19 PM–14:392:39 PMavoid
Cara14:392:39 PM–15:593:59 PMneutral
Lābha15:593:59 PM–17:205:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:205:20 PM–19:007:00 PMavoid
Śubha19:007:00 PM–20:398:39 PMgood
Amṛta20:398:39 PM–22:1910:19 PMgood
Cara22:1910:19 PM–23:5911:59 PMneutral
Roga23:5911:59 PM–25:391:39+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:391:39+1 AM–27:193:19+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:193:19+1 AM–28:594:59+1 AMgood
Udvega28:594:59+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:396:39 AM to 30:396:39+1 AM

06:396:39 AM sunrise17:205:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:396:39+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 23:3511:35 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 07:147:14 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 28:144:14+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 12:3912:39 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 13:281:28 PM
Nāgauntil 23:3511:35 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5911:59 AM–13:191:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:205:20 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23+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. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:191:19 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  5. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  10. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā23:3511:35 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMūla07:147:14 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaDhruva12:3912:39 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda13:281:28 PMNāga
VāraBudhavāra30:39 06:396:39 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2026
Śaka
1891
Kali
5070
Ahargaṇa
1 852 128
Day length
10 h 40 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
16:474:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:597:59 AM09:199:19 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3910:39 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:461:46 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:205:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:383:38 PM17:025:02 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:205:20 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:205:20 PM17:465:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:205:20 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0212:02+1 AM25:261:26+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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