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Friday 17 April 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 22:4210:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:527:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:209:20 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

13:131:13 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:131:13 PM
At noon, 13:131:13 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 356° ahead of it, in Revatī, 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 muhūrta05:115:11 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:2012:20 PM–13:481:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4712:47 PM–13:391:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:253:25 PM–16:174:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:487:48 PM–20:108:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:487:48 PM–20:538:53 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:435:43+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:168:16 AM–09:559:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:169:16 AM–10:0810:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3411:34 AM–13:131:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:391:39 PM–14:322:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:314:31 PM–18:106:10 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:376:37 AM–08:168:16 AMneutral
Lābha08:168:16 AM–09:559:55 AMgood
Amṛta09:559:55 AM–11:3411:34 AMgood
Kāla11:3411:34 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Śubha13:131:13 PM–14:522:52 PMgood
Roga14:522:52 PM–16:314:31 PMavoid
Udvega16:314:31 PM–18:106:10 PMavoid
Cara18:106:10 PM–19:487:48 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:487:48 PM–21:099:09 PMavoid
Kāla21:099:09 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Lābha22:3010:30 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Udvega23:5111:51 PM–25:121:12+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:121:12+1 AM–26:332:33+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:332:33+1 AM–27:543:54+1 AMgood
Cara27:543:54+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMneutral
Roga29:155:15+1 AM–30:366:36+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:366:36+1 AM

06:376:37 AM sunrise19:487:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:366:36+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 19:527:52 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 14:322:32 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 09:529:52 AM
Viṣkambhauntil 30:156:15+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 09:209:20 AM
Nāgauntil 19:527:52 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 30:186:18+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3411:34 AM–13:131:13 PM
Abhijit 12:4712:47 PM–13:391:39 PM
Pradoṣa 19:487:48 PM–21:159:15 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48+1 AM–25:361:36+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:131:13 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:391:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 11 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:159:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  10. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  13. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā19:527:52 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraRevatī14:322:32 PMAśvinī
YogaVaidhṛti09:529:52 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda09:209:20 AMNāga
VāraŚukravāra30:36 06:366:36 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 682
Day length
13 h 11 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
none
Moonset
19:477:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:115:11 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:115:11 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:168:16 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:5411:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:169:16 AM10:0810:08 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3411:34 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:2012:20 PM13:481:48 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:391:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:391:39 PM14:322:32 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:322:32 PM17:105:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:253:25 PM16:174:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:314:31 PM18:106:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:105:10 PM19:487:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:487:48 PM21:159:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:487:48 PM20:108:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:487:48 PM20:538:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48+1 AM25:361:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:435:43+1 AM31:097:09+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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