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August 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 21 August 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Bhādrapada Śukla Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 17:535:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:467:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Rudra Vrata

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

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:476:47 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1010:10 AM–11:5511:55 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:103:10 PM–16:044:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:427:42 PM–20:038:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:427:42 PM–20:458:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:056:05 AM–07:477:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:056:05 AM–06:596:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:596:59 AM–07:547:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:299:29 AM–11:1111:11 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:362:36 PM–16:184:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:419:41 PM–23:2811:28 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

Kāla06:056:05 AM–07:477:47 AMavoid
Śubha07:477:47 AM–09:299:29 AMgood
Roga09:299:29 AM–11:1111:11 AMavoid
Udvega11:1111:11 AM–12:5312:53 PMavoid
Cara12:5312:53 PM–14:362:36 PMneutral
Lābha14:362:36 PM–16:184:18 PMgood
Amṛta16:184:18 PM–18:006:00 PMgood
Kāla18:006:00 PM–19:427:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:427:42 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Udvega21:009:00 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Śubha22:1810:18 PM–23:3611:36 PMgood
Amṛta23:3611:36 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMgood
Cara24:5412:54+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMneutral
Roga26:122:12+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:303:30+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:484:48+1 AM–30:066:06+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:066:06+1 AM

06:056:05 AM sunrise19:427:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 19:467:46 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 12:4812:48 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 29:025:02+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 06:476:47 AM
Bavauntil 19:467:46 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:299:29 AM–11:1111:11 AM
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 19:427:42 PM–21:059:05 PM
Niśītha 24:3012:30+1 AM–25:181:18+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. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1111:11 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:059:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:181:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā19:467:46 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMaghā12:4812:48 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaŚiva29:02 05:025:02 AM SunSiddha
KaraṇaKiṃstughna06:476:47 AMBava
VāraŚanivāra30:06 06:066:06 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 719
Day length
13 h 38 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
06:456:45 AM
Moonset
19:547:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:488:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:056:05 AM07:477:47 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:056:05 AM06:596:59 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:596:59 AM07:547:54 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:488:48 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:299:29 AM11:1111:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1010:10 AM11:5511:55 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM16:594:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:362:36 PM16:184:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:103:10 PM16:044:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:594:59 PM19:427:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:427:42 PM21:059:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:427:42 PM20:038:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:427:42 PM20:458:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:419:41 PM23:2811:28 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3012:30+1 AM25:181:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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