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Monday 28 December 1970 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 15:373:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:431:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:431:43 PM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 359° ahead of it, in Mūla, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 359° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:494:49 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:298:29 AM–10:0010:00 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:135:13 PM–17:405:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:135:13 PM–18:336:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:567:56 AM–09:159:15 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3510:35 AM–11:5511:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1612:16 PM–12:5812:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:021:02 PM–14:332:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:141:14 PM–14:342:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:232:23 PM–15:053:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:3111:31 PM–25:001:00 AM+1a 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

Amṛta06:366:36 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Kāla07:567:56 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Śubha09:159:15 AM–10:3510:35 AMgood
Roga10:3510:35 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Udvega11:5511:55 AM–13:141:14 PMavoid
Cara13:141:14 PM–14:342:34 PMneutral
Lābha14:342:34 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Amṛta15:533:53 PM–17:135:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:135:13 PM–18:536:53 PMneutral
Roga18:536:53 PM–20:348:34 PMavoid
Kāla20:348:34 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Lābha22:1410:14 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Udvega23:5511:55 PM–25:351:35 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:351:35 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1good
Amṛta27:163:16 AM+1–28:564:56 AM+1good
Cara28:564:56 AM+1–30:376:37 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:376:37 AM+1

06:366:36 AM sunrise17:135:13 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 13:431:43 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 14:332:33 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 15:173:17 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 13:431:43 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 24:3712:37 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:567:56 AM–09:159:15 AM
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Pradoṣa 17:135:13 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:159:15 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  5. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  6. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  7. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā13:431:43 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraMūla14:332:33 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi15:173:17 PMDhruva
KaraṇaNāga13:431:43 PMKiṃstughna
VāraSomavāra30:37 06:376:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2027
Śaka
1892
Kali
5071
Ahargaṇa
1 852 483
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:085:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:494:49 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:494:49 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:567:56 AM09:159:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:298:29 AM10:0010:00 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM11:5511:55 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1612:16 PM12:5812:58 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5812:58 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:021:02 PM14:332:33 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:141:14 PM14:342:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:232:23 PM15:053:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:053:05 PM17:135:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:135:13 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:135:13 PM17:405:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:135:13 PM18:336:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3111:31 PM25:001:00 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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