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Friday 20 February 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 16:354:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:482:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:121:12 PM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 11 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 359° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3012:30 PM–13:161:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:396:39 PM–19:037:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:396:39 PM–19:537:53 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:176:17 AM+1–31:507:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:338:33 AM–10:0010:00 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:259:25 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2611:26 AM–12:5312:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:161:16 PM–14:022:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:463:46 PM–17:125:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:578:57 PM–22:3010:30 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

Cara07:077:07 AM–08:338:33 AMneutral
Lābha08:338:33 AM–10:0010:00 AMgood
Amṛta10:0010:00 AM–11:2611:26 AMgood
Kāla11:2611:26 AM–12:5312:53 PMavoid
Śubha12:5312:53 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Roga14:192:19 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Udvega15:463:46 PM–17:125:12 PMavoid
Cara17:125:12 PM–18:396:39 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:396:39 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid
Kāla20:128:12 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Lābha21:459:45 PM–23:1911:19 PMgood
Udvega23:1911:19 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5212:52 AM+1–26:262:26 AM+1good
Amṛta26:262:26 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1good
Cara27:593:59 AM+1–29:335:33 AM+1neutral
Roga29:335:33 AM+1–31:067:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:067:06 AM+1

07:077:07 AM sunrise18:396:39 PM sunsetsunrise 31:067:06 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 14:482:48 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 13:571:57 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 13:121:12 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 14:482:48 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 26:042:04 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2611:26 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Abhijit 12:3012:30 PM–13:161:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:396:39 PM–20:188:18 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28 AM+1–25:161:16 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5312:53 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  5. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  6. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  7. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 32 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:188:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā14:482:48 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā13:571:57 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaParigha13:121:12 PMŚiva
KaraṇaNāga14:482:48 PMKiṃstughna
VāraŚukravāra31:06 07:067:06 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 590
Day length
11 h 32 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
07:147:14 AM
Moonset
18:426:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:338:33 AM10:0010:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:259:25 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2611:26 AM12:5312:53 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:161:16 PM14:022:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:022:02 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:463:46 PM17:125:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:396:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:396:39 PM20:188:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:396:39 PM19:037:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:396:39 PM19:537:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:578:57 PM22:3010:30 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:176:17 AM+131:507:50 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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