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August 1953 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 17 August 1953 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 13:501:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:303:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:335:33 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:575:57 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 83° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 83° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:104:10 AM–04:524:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:314:31 AM–05:335:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:117:11 PM–19:327:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:117:11 PM–20:138:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2210:22 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:157:15 AM–08:578:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4010:40 AM–12:2212:22 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0012:00 PM–13:441:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:4912:49 PM–13:441:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:042:04 PM–15:463:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:333:33 PM–16:274:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta05:335:33 AM–07:157:15 AMgood
Kāla07:157:15 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Śubha08:578:57 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Roga10:4010:40 AM–12:2212:22 PMavoid
Udvega12:2212:22 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Cara14:042:04 PM–15:463:46 PMneutral
Lābha15:463:46 PM–17:295:29 PMgood
Amṛta17:295:29 PM–19:117:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:117:11 PM–20:298:29 PMneutral
Roga20:298:29 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Kāla21:479:47 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Lābha23:0511:05 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1good
Udvega24:2212:22 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:401:40 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1good
Amṛta26:582:58 AM+1–28:164:16 AM+1good
Cara28:164:16 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:335:33 AM to 29:345:34 AM+1

05:335:33 AM sunrise19:117:11 PM sunsetsunrise 29:345:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 15:303:30 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 05:575:57 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 29:085:08 AM+1
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:303:30 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:084:08 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:157:15 AM–08:578:57 AM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:4912:49 PM
Pradoṣa 19:117:11 PM–20:348:34 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. SunriseSaptamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:578:57 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 38 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:348:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī15:303:30 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraSvātī05:575:57 AMViśākhā
YogaBrahma29:08 05:085:08 AM TueIndra
KaraṇaVaṇija15:303:30 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra29:34 05:345:34 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2010
Śaka
1875
Kali
5054
Ahargaṇa
1 846 141
Day length
13 h 38 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
12:4512:45 PM
Moonset
22:2410:24 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:104:10 AM05:335:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:104:10 AM04:524:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:314:31 AM05:335:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:335:33 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0012:00 PM13:441:44 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:441:44 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:441:44 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:042:04 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:333:33 PM16:274:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM19:117:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:117:11 PM20:348:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:117:11 PM19:327:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:117:11 PM20:138:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2210:22 PM24:0612:06 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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