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Sunday 18 January 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Ravivāra. Amāvasyā began at 02:342:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:523:52+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:248:24 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4412:44 PM

Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.

Noon

13:231:23 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:231:23 PM
At noon, 13:231:23 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 353° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 353° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:287:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:248:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:031:03 PM–13:431:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:033:03 PM–15:433:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:516:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla31:327:32+1 AM–33:159:15+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:231:23 PM–14:382:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:533:53 PM–17:085:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:035:03 PM–17:435:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:085:08 PM–18:236:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:179:17 PM–23:0011:00 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

Udvega08:248:24 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Cara09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMneutral
Lābha10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Amṛta12:0812:08 PM–13:231:23 PMgood
Kāla13:231:23 PM–14:382:38 PMavoid
Śubha14:382:38 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Roga15:533:53 PM–17:085:08 PMavoid
Udvega17:085:08 PM–18:236:23 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:236:23 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Amṛta20:088:08 PM–21:539:53 PMgood
Cara21:539:53 PM–23:3811:38 PMneutral
Roga23:3811:38 PM–25:231:23+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:231:23+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:083:08+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMgood
Udvega28:534:53+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha30:386:38+1 AM–32:238:23+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:248:24 AM to 32:238:23+1 AM

08:248:24 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 32:238:23+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 27:523:52+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 12:4412:44 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 23:4111:41 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 15:163:16 PM
Nāgauntil 27:523:52+1 AM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:031:03 PM–13:431:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:085:08 PM–18:236:23 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:5912:59+1 AM–25:471:47+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:431:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:236:23 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 59 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:471:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  11. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā27:52 03:523:52 AM MonPratipadā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā12:4412:44 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaHarṣaṇa23:4111:41 PMVajra
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda15:163:16 PMNāga
VāraRavivāra32:23 08:238:23 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 593
Day length
9 h 59 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:425:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:248:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:287:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:007:00 AM08:248:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:248:24 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2312:23 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:431:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:382:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:033:03 PM15:433:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:533:53 PM17:085:08 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:035:03 PM17:435:43 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:085:08 PM18:236:23 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:516:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:179:17 PM23:0011:00 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5912:59+1 AM25:471:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra31:327:32+1 AM33:159:15+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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