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July 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseAdhika Āṣāḍha Śukla to Āṣāḍha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 29 July 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Āṣāḍha Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:212:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3210:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śiva Śayanotsava

Pūrṇimā does not reach pradoṣa on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:175:17 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2912:29 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Puṣya and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 162° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:384:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:184:18 AM–05:175:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:3811:38 AM–13:021:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:443:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:327:32 PM–19:527:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:327:32 PM–20:318:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:047:04 AM–08:508:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3710:37 AM–12:2412:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5312:53 PM–13:501:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:112:11 PM–15:583:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:443:44 PM–16:414:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:4910:49 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1a 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

Amṛta05:175:17 AM–07:047:04 AMgood
Kāla07:047:04 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Śubha08:508:50 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Roga10:3710:37 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Udvega12:2412:24 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Cara14:112:11 PM–15:583:58 PMneutral
Lābha15:583:58 PM–17:455:45 PMgood
Amṛta17:455:45 PM–19:327:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:327:32 PM–20:458:45 PMneutral
Roga20:458:45 PM–21:589:58 PMavoid
Kāla21:589:58 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Lābha23:1211:12 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1good
Udvega24:2512:25 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:381:38 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1good
Amṛta26:512:51 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1good
Cara28:044:04 AM+1–29:175:17 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:175:17 AM to 29:175:17 AM+1

05:175:17 AM sunrise19:327:32 PM sunsetsunrise 29:175:17 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 22:3210:32 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 15:513:51 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 21:469:46 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:2912:29 PM
Vaṇijauntil 22:3210:32 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:047:04 AM–08:508:50 AM
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Pradoṣa 19:327:32 PM–20:508:50 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:508:50 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:508:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī22:3210:32 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā15:513:51 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaViṣkambha21:469:46 PMPrīti
KaraṇaGara12:2912:29 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:17 05:175:17 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āṣāḍha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 828
Day length
14 h 15 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
18:206:20 PM
Moonset
28:514:51 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:175:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:384:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:184:18 AM05:175:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:175:17 AM08:088:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:508:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:088:08 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:3811:38 AM13:021:02 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:501:50 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:501:50 PM16:414:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:583:58 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:443:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:443:44 PM16:414:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:414:41 PM19:327:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:327:32 PM20:508:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:327:32 PM19:527:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:327:32 PM20:318:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:4910:49 PM24:1312:13 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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