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August 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 28 August 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Bhādrapada Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 23:2611:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:339:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Rudra Vrata

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

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:469:46 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:4212:42 PM

The Sun 87° above N. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4212:42 PM
At noon, 12:4212:42 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 7° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 7° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:137:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:409:40 PM–23:1211:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:346:34 AM–08:068:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:389:38 AM–11:1011:10 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3910:39 AM–11:2811:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:3412:34 PM–14:052:05 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:142:14 PM–15:463:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:343:34 PM–16:234:23 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

Śubha06:346:34 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Roga08:068:06 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Udvega09:389:38 AM–11:1011:10 AMavoid
Cara11:1011:10 AM–12:4212:42 PMneutral
Lābha12:4212:42 PM–14:142:14 PMgood
Amṛta14:142:14 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Kāla15:463:46 PM–17:185:18 PMavoid
Śubha17:185:18 PM–18:506:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:506:50 PM–20:188:18 PMgood
Cara20:188:18 PM–21:469:46 PMneutral
Roga21:469:46 PM–23:1411:14 PMavoid
Kāla23:1411:14 PM–24:4212:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4212:42+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMgood
Udvega26:102:10+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:383:38+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:065:06+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:346:34+1 AM

06:346:34 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 21:339:33 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 27:453:45+1 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 09:469:46 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 10:3210:32 AM
Bavauntil 21:339:33 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:142:14 PM–15:463:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 24:1812:18+1 AM–25:061:06+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:463:46 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:061:06+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā21:339:33 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī27:45 03:453:45 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚiva09:469:46 AMSiddha
KaraṇaKiṃstughna10:3210:32 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:34 06:346:34 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 414
Day length
12 h 16 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
07:007:00 AM
Moonset
19:337:33 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:346:34 AM08:068:06 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:389:38 AM11:1011:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3910:39 AM11:2811:28 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1812:18 PM13:061:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3412:34 PM14:052:05 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:561:56 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:142:14 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:343:34 PM16:234:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:137:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:409:40 PM23:1211:12 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1812:18+1 AM25:061:06+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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