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August 1946 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 27 August 1946 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Bhādrapada Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 06:076:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:524:52 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Rudra Vrata

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:426:42 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0812:08 PM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

13:201:20 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding13:201:20 PM
At noon, 13:201:20 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 4° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 4° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–05:595:59 AM
  • Amṛta kāla09:499:49 AM–11:2111:21 AM
  • Abhijit12:5312:53 PM–13:461:46 PM
  • Vijaya15:323:32 PM–16:254:25 PM
  • Godhūli19:577:57 PM–20:198:19 PM
  • Amṛta kāla29:275:27 AM+1–31:017:01 AM+1

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:219:21 AM–10:1410:14 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0110:01 AM–11:4011:40 AM
  • Gulika13:201:20 PM–14:592:59 PM
  • Rāhu kāla16:384:38 PM–18:186:18 PM
  • Varjya20:008:00 PM–21:349:34 PM
  • Durmuhūrta24:1512:15 AM+1–24:5812:58 AM+1

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

Roga06:426:42 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Udvega08:218:21 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Cara10:0110:01 AM–11:4011:40 AMneutral
Lābha11:4011:40 AM–13:201:20 PMgood
Amṛta13:201:20 PM–14:592:59 PMgood
Kāla14:592:59 PM–16:384:38 PMavoid
Śubha16:384:38 PM–18:186:18 PMgood
Roga18:186:18 PM–19:577:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:577:57 PM–21:189:18 PMavoid
Lābha21:189:18 PM–22:3910:39 PMgood
Udvega22:3910:39 PM–23:5911:59 PMavoid
Śubha23:5911:59 PM–25:201:20 AM+1good
Amṛta25:201:20 AM+1–26:412:41 AM+1good
Cara26:412:41 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1neutral
Roga28:014:01 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:225:22 AM+1–30:436:43 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43 AM+1

06:426:42 AM sunrise19:577:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:436:43 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 28:524:52 AM+1
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 12:0812:08 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 17:225:22 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 17:265:26 PM
Bavauntil 28:524:52 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5312:53 PM–13:461:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:384:38 PM–18:186:18 PM
Pradoṣa 19:577:57 PM–21:239:23 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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:461:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:186:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 16 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:239:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:441:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā28:52 04:524:52 AM WedDvitīyā
NakṣatraMaghā12:0812:08 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaŚiva17:225:22 PMSiddha
KaraṇaKiṃstughna17:265:26 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:43 06:436:43 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 594
Day length
13 h 16 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
none
Moonset
20:338:33 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:165:16 AM06:426:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM05:595:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM06:426:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla06:426:42 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgava09:219:21 AM12:0012:00 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta09:219:21 AM10:1410:14 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla09:499:49 AM11:2111:21 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Yamagaṇḍa10:0110:01 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijit12:5312:53 PM13:461:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna12:5612:56 PM13:441:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Gulika13:201:20 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇa14:392:39 PM17:185:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya15:323:32 PM16:254:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla16:384:38 PM18:186:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhna17:185:18 PM19:577:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa19:577:57 PM21:239:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli19:577:57 PM20:198:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:577:57 PM21:029:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya20:008:00 PM21:349:34 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrta24:1512:15 AM+124:5812:58 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśītha24:5612:56 AM+125:441:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kāla29:275:27 AM+131:017:01 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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