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Tuesday 7 May 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 14:062:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:373:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:075:07 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:373:37 PM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 358° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 358° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:453:45 AM–04:264:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:064:06 AM–05:075:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:044:04 PM–17:485:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:556:55 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:556:55 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya05:405:40 AM–07:247:24 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta07:537:53 AM–08:488:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:348:34 AM–10:1710:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0112:01 PM–13:451:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:283:28 PM–17:125:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0011:00 PM–23:4011:40 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

Roga05:075:07 AM–06:506:50 AMavoid
Udvega06:506:50 AM–08:348:34 AMavoid
Cara08:348:34 AM–10:1710:17 AMneutral
Lābha10:1710:17 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Amṛta12:0112:01 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Kāla13:451:45 PM–15:283:28 PMavoid
Śubha15:283:28 PM–17:125:12 PMgood
Roga17:125:12 PM–18:556:55 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:556:55 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid
Lābha20:128:12 PM–21:289:28 PMgood
Udvega21:289:28 PM–22:4410:44 PMavoid
Śubha22:4410:44 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0112:01+1 AM–25:171:17+1 AMgood
Cara25:171:17+1 AM–26:332:33+1 AMneutral
Roga26:332:33+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:503:50+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:075:07 AM to 29:065:06+1 AM

05:075:07 AM sunrise18:556:55 PM sunsetsunrise 29:065:06+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 15:373:37 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 21:169:16 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 26:062:06+1 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 15:373:37 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 28:114:11+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:283:28 PM–17:125:12 PM
Pradoṣa 18:556:55 PM–20:178:17 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:125:12 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  5. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā15:373:37 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraBharaṇī21:169:16 PMKṛttikā
YogaSaubhāgya26:06 02:062:06 AM WedŚobhana
KaraṇaNāga15:373:37 PMKiṃstughna
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:06 05:065:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 291
Day length
13 h 48 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:526:52 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:453:45 AM05:075:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:453:45 AM04:264:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:064:06 AM05:075:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:075:07 AM07:537:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:405:40 AM07:247:24 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:537:53 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:537:53 AM08:488:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:348:34 AM10:1710:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:283:28 PM17:125:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:044:04 PM17:485:48 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:556:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:556:55 PM20:178:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:556:55 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:556:55 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0011:00 PM23:4011:40 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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