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September 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Śukla to Āśvina ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 19 September 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

Āśvina Śukla Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 14:442:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2112:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha · Navratri

Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:416:41 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2112:21 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:4912:49 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBrooklyn12:4912:49 PM
At noon, 12:4912:49 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Hasta, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2512:25 PM–13:141:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:522:52 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:576:57 PM–19:217:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:576:57 PM–20:088:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:089:08 PM–22:3910:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:416:41 AM–08:138:13 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:416:41 AM–07:307:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:307:30 AM–08:198:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:459:45 AM–11:1711:17 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0412:04 PM–13:351:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:212:21 PM–15:533:53 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:416:41 AM–08:138:13 AMavoid
Śubha08:138:13 AM–09:459:45 AMgood
Roga09:459:45 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Udvega11:1711:17 AM–12:4912:49 PMavoid
Cara12:4912:49 PM–14:212:21 PMneutral
Lābha14:212:21 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Amṛta15:533:53 PM–17:255:25 PMgood
Kāla17:255:25 PM–18:576:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:576:57 PM–20:258:25 PMgood
Udvega20:258:25 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Śubha21:549:54 PM–23:2211:22 PMgood
Amṛta23:2211:22 PM–24:5012:50+1 AMgood
Cara24:5012:50+1 AM–26:182:18+1 AMneutral
Roga26:182:18+1 AM–27:463:46+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:463:46+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:145:14+1 AM–30:426:42+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42+1 AM

06:416:41 AM sunrise18:576:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:426:42+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 12:2112:21 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 26:482:48+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 15:573:57 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:2112:21 PM
Bālavauntil 23:2011:20 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:459:45 AM–11:1711:17 AM
Abhijit 12:2512:25 PM–13:141:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:576:57 PM–20:318:31 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26+1 AM–25:141:14+1 AM

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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1711:17 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 17 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:318:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā12:2112:21 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta26:48 02:482:48 AM SunCitrā
YogaŚukla15:573:57 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava12:2112:21 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:42 06:426:42 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 628
Day length
12 h 17 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
07:427:42 AM
Moonset
19:047:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:416:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:416:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:416:41 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:416:41 AM08:138:13 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:416:41 AM07:307:30 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:307:30 AM08:198:19 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:459:45 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0412:04 PM13:351:35 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2512:25 PM13:131:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:304:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:212:21 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:522:52 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:304:30 PM18:576:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:576:57 PM20:318:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:576:57 PM19:217:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:576:57 PM20:088:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:089:08 PM22:3910:39 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26+1 AM25:141:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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