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August 1973 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 20 August 1973 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 10:0310:03 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:508:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalā Saptamī

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

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:508:50 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 254° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 254° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:334:33 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:077:07 PM–19:287:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:077:07 PM–20:108:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5111:51 PM–25:241:24 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:177:17 AM–08:598:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4010:40 AM–12:2112:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4812:48 PM–13:421:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:032:03 PM–15:443:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:332:33 PM–16:064:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:303:30 PM–16:244:24 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

Amṛta05:365:36 AM–07:177:17 AMgood
Kāla07:177:17 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Śubha08:598:59 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Roga10:4010:40 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Udvega12:2112:21 PM–14:032:03 PMavoid
Cara14:032:03 PM–15:443:44 PMneutral
Lābha15:443:44 PM–17:255:25 PMgood
Amṛta17:255:25 PM–19:077:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:077:07 PM–20:258:25 PMneutral
Roga20:258:25 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Lābha23:0311:03 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1good
Udvega24:2212:22 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:401:40 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1good
Amṛta26:592:59 AM+1–28:184:18 AM+1good
Cara28:184:18 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:375:37 AM+1

05:365:36 AM sunrise19:077:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 08:508:50 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 28:304:30 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 21:459:45 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:508:50 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:068:06 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:177:17 AM–08:598:59 AM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 19:077:07 PM–20:318:31 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. SunriseṢaṣṭhī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:598:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 31 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:318:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī08:508:50 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī28:30 04:304:30 AM TueKṛttikā
YogaVṛddhi21:459:45 PMDhruva
KaraṇaVaṇija08:508:50 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra29:37 05:375:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 449
Day length
13 h 31 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
22:0710:07 PM
Moonset
11:5411:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:334:33 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:421:42 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:332:33 PM16:064:06 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:303:30 PM16:244:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM19:077:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:077:07 PM20:318:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:077:07 PM19:287:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:077:07 PM20:108:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5111:51 PM25:241:24 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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