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Tuesday 8 January 2008 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 13:571:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:073:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:073:07 PM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 359° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:533:53 PM–17:355:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:075:07 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:075:07 PM–18:326:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:139:13 AM–09:539:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:439:43 AM–10:5710:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1112:11 PM–13:251:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:392:39 PM–15:533:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4610:46 PM–23:4311:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:235:23+1 AM–31:047:04+1 AMa 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

Roga07:157:15 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Cara09:439:43 AM–10:5710:57 AMneutral
Lābha10:5710:57 AM–12:1112:11 PMgood
Amṛta12:1112:11 PM–13:251:25 PMgood
Kāla13:251:25 PM–14:392:39 PMavoid
Śubha14:392:39 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Roga15:533:53 PM–17:075:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:075:07 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid
Lābha18:536:53 PM–20:398:39 PMgood
Udvega20:398:39 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Śubha22:2510:25 PM–24:1112:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1112:11+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMgood
Cara25:571:57+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMneutral
Roga27:433:43+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:295:29+1 AM–31:157:15+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15+1 AM

07:157:15 AM sunrise17:075:07 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 15:073:07 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 21:009:00 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 25:581:58+1 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 15:073:07 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 27:333:33+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:392:39 PM–15:533:53 PM
Pradoṣa 17:075:07 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35+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 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:533:53 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  5. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 52 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā15:073:07 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā21:009:00 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta25:58 01:581:58 AM WedHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaNāga15:073:07 PMKiṃstughna
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 008
Day length
9 h 52 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
07:227:22 AM
Moonset
16:544:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:139:13 AM09:539:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:439:43 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1112:11 PM13:251:25 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:083:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:392:39 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:083:08 PM17:075:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:533:53 PM17:355:35 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:075:07 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:075:07 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:075:07 PM18:326:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4610:46 PM23:4311:43 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:235:23+1 AM31:047:04+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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