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January 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 20 January 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 00:4212:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 20:508:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:238:23 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4610:46 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

13:241:24 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:241:24 PM
At noon, 13:241:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 356° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 356° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:316:31 AM–07:277:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:596:59 AM–08:238:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:041:04 PM–13:441:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:043:04 PM–15:443:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:399:39 PM–23:0211:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:238:23 AM–09:389:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:039:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta09:039:03 AM–09:439:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5410:54 AM–12:0912:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:171:17 PM–14:402:40 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:392:39 PM–15:543:54 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:446:44+1 AM–32:088:08+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

Kāla08:238:23 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Śubha09:389:38 AM–10:5410:54 AMgood
Roga10:5410:54 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Udvega12:0912:09 PM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Cara13:241:24 PM–14:392:39 PMneutral
Lābha14:392:39 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Amṛta15:543:54 PM–17:095:09 PMgood
Kāla17:095:09 PM–18:256:25 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:256:25 PM–20:098:09 PMgood
Udvega20:098:09 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Śubha21:549:54 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Amṛta23:3911:39 PM–25:241:24+1 AMgood
Cara25:241:24+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMneutral
Roga27:083:08+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:534:53+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMavoid
Lābha30:386:38+1 AM–32:238:23+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:238:23 AM to 32:238:23+1 AM

08:238:23 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 32:238:23+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 20:508:50 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 27:133:13+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 13:111:11 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 10:4610:46 AM
Nāgauntil 20:508:50 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 30:576:57+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5410:54 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Abhijit 13:041:04 PM–13:441:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–20:168:16 PM
Niśītha 25:001:00+1 AM–25:481:48+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0912:09 PM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:441:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 01 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:168:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  9. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:481:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā20:508:50 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā27:13 03:133:13 AM SunŚravaṇa
YogaHarṣaṇa13:111:11 PMVajra
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda10:4610:46 AMNāga
VāraŚanivāra32:23 08:238:23 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 637
Day length
10 h 01 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:236:23 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:316:31 AM08:238:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:316:31 AM07:277:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:596:59 AM08:238:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:238:23 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:039:03 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:039:03 AM09:439:43 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2412:24 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5410:54 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday13:001:00 PM13:481:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:041:04 PM13:441:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:171:17 PM14:402:40 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:242:24 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:392:39 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:043:04 PM15:443:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM20:168:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:399:39 PM23:0211:02 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:001:00+1 AM25:481:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:446:44+1 AM32:088:08+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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