Tithi · Lunar day
Krishna Amavasya
अमावस्या
until 21:20
- → Shukla Pratipada until 21:31 Sun
Amavasya, the new Moon, suits rest, remembrance of ancestors and inner practice more than new beginnings.
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Nakshatra · Lunar mansion
Hasta
pada 2 at sunrise · until 21:43
- → Chitra until 22:33 Sun
Yoga · Sun–Moon union
Indra
इन्द्र
until 22:03
- → Vaidhriti until 21:06 Sun
Indra yoga favours leadership, authority and dignified action.
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Chatushpada
चतुष्पद
until 09:24
- → Naga until 21:20
- → Kimstughna until 09:22 Sun
Chatushpada karana favours care of animals and steady, grounded tasks.
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Shanivara
शनिवार
Saturday · ruled by Saturn
Shanivara, ruled by Shani, favours patient work, service, discipline and completing long tasks.
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Observances
The day's timings
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Moonrise
- —
- Moonset
- 17:30
- Brahma Muhurta
- 04:40 – 05:29
- Before dawn: the time for sadhana
- Rahu Kaal
- 09:13 – 10:40
- Traditionally kept for routine, not new beginnings
- Gulika Kaal
- 06:18 – 07:46
- Yamaganda
- 13:35 – 15:02
- Pradosh Kaal
- 17:57 – 20:25
- Nishith Kaal
- 23:43 – 00:33 Sun
- The midnight hour of Shiva
Computed for New Delhi (28.61°, 77.21°, Asia/Kolkata) with the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa. Sunrise and sunset use the upper limb with refraction; tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana are those prevailing at sunrise, with the moments they end.