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Thursday 9 January 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 15:463:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2612:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:268:26 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2612:26 PM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

13:201:20 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:201:20 PM
At noon, 13:201:20 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 1° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 1° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:017:01 AM–08:268:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:3610:36 AM–12:0112:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit13:011:01 PM–13:401:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:582:58 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:146:14 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:146:14 PM–19:407:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:246:24 AM+1–31:497:49 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:268:26 AM–09:399:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5310:53 AM–12:0712:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4211:42 AM–12:2112:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:342:34 PM–15:473:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:373:37 PM–16:174:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:569:56 PM–23:2011:20 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

Śubha08:268:26 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Roga09:399:39 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Udvega10:5310:53 AM–12:0712:07 PMavoid
Cara12:0712:07 PM–13:201:20 PMneutral
Lābha13:201:20 PM–14:342:34 PMgood
Amṛta14:342:34 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Kāla15:473:47 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Śubha17:015:01 PM–18:146:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:146:14 PM–20:018:01 PMgood
Cara20:018:01 PM–21:479:47 PMneutral
Roga21:479:47 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Kāla23:3411:34 PM–25:201:20 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:201:20 AM+1–27:073:07 AM+1good
Udvega27:073:07 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:534:53 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1good
Amṛta30:396:39 AM+1–32:268:26 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:268:26 AM to 32:268:26 AM+1

08:268:26 AM sunrise18:146:14 PM sunsetsunrise 32:268:26 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 12:2612:26 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 14:522:52 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 17:005:00 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 12:2612:26 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 22:4010:40 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:011:01 PM–13:401:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:342:34 PM–15:473:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:146:14 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 24:5612:56 AM+1–25:441:44 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:401:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:473:47 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  7. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 48 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:441:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā12:2612:26 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā14:522:52 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta17:005:00 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaNāga12:2612:26 PMKiṃstughna
VāraGuruvāra32:26 08:268:26 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 992
Day length
9 h 48 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:386:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:268:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:297:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:017:01 AM08:268:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:268:26 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2112:21 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:3610:36 AM12:0112:01 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2112:21 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5612:56 PM13:441:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:401:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:342:34 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:582:58 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:373:37 PM16:174:17 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:146:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:146:14 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:146:14 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:146:14 PM19:407:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:569:56 PM23:2011:20 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5612:56 AM+125:441:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:246:24 AM+131:497:49 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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