12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
May 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 May 1956 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 04:304:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:152:15 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:289:28 AM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 76° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 38% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 76° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:483:48 AM–04:274:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:074:07 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:247:24 PM–19:437:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:247:24 PM–20:228:22 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:536:53 AM–08:408:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2710:27 AM–12:1512:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4611:46 AM–12:4312:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:329:32 PM–23:0211:02 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

Lābha05:055:05 AM–06:536:53 AMgood
Amṛta06:536:53 AM–08:408:40 AMgood
Kāla08:408:40 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Śubha10:2710:27 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Roga12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PMavoid
Udvega14:022:02 PM–15:493:49 PMavoid
Cara15:493:49 PM–17:375:37 PMneutral
Lābha17:375:37 PM–19:247:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:247:24 PM–20:368:36 PMavoid
Śubha20:368:36 PM–21:499:49 PMgood
Amṛta21:499:49 PM–23:0211:02 PMgood
Cara23:0211:02 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1412:14 AM+1–25:271:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:271:27 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:392:39 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1good
Udvega27:523:52 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:055:05 AM+1

05:055:05 AM sunrise19:247:24 PM sunsetsunrise 29:055:05 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 26:152:15 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 09:289:28 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 22:1710:17 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:203:20 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:152:15 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PM
Pradoṣa 19:247:24 PM–20:418:41 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:022:02 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 18 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:418:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī26:15 02:152:15 AM ThuAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPuṣya09:289:28 AMĀśleṣā
YogaVṛddhi22:1710:17 PMDhruva
KaraṇaGara15:203:20 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra29:05 05:055:05 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 144
Day length
14 h 18 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:5010:50 AM
Moonset
24:3112:31 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:483:48 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:483:48 AM04:274:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:074:07 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:577:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:536:53 AM08:408:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:577:57 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM16:324:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:324:32 PM19:247:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:247:24 PM20:418:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:247:24 PM19:437:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:247:24 PM20:228:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:329:32 PM23:0211:02 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°15′07″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
38°52′ N 115°28′ E · GeoNames 1816971
‹ Tue 15 MayTodayThu 17 May ›