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August 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 8 August 1956 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 15:403:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1212:12 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:294:29 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:237:23 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

11:4611:46 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 14 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4611:46 AM
At noon, 11:4611:46 AM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 24° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 4% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 24° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:133:13 AM–03:513:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:323:32 AM–04:294:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla05:155:15 AM–06:406:40 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:027:02 PM–19:207:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:027:02 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1711:17 PM–24:4412:44 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:186:18 AM–08:078:07 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:569:56 AM–11:4511:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1611:16 AM–12:1412:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4511:45 AM–13:341:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:362:36 PM–16:034:03 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

Lābha04:294:29 AM–06:186:18 AMgood
Amṛta06:186:18 AM–08:078:07 AMgood
Kāla08:078:07 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Śubha09:569:56 AM–11:4511:45 AMgood
Roga11:4511:45 AM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Udvega13:341:34 PM–15:233:23 PMavoid
Cara15:233:23 PM–17:125:12 PMneutral
Lābha17:125:12 PM–19:027:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:027:02 PM–20:138:13 PMavoid
Śubha20:138:13 PM–21:249:24 PMgood
Amṛta21:249:24 PM–22:3510:35 PMgood
Cara22:3510:35 PM–23:4611:46 PMneutral
Roga23:4611:46 PM–24:5712:57 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:5712:57 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:082:08 AM+1–27:193:19 AM+1good
Udvega27:193:19 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:294:29 AM to 28:304:30 AM+1

04:294:29 AM sunrise19:027:02 PM sunsetsunrise 28:304:30 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 12:1212:12 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 07:237:23 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 19:207:20 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:1212:12 PM
Taitilauntil 22:3710:37 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4511:45 AM–13:341:34 PM
Pradoṣa 19:027:02 PM–20:178:17 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10 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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:341:34 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā12:1212:12 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraMaghā07:237:23 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaParigha19:207:20 PMŚiva
KaraṇaKaulava12:1212:12 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra28:30 04:304:30 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 228
Day length
14 h 33 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
06:426:42 AM
Moonset
19:307:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:133:13 AM04:294:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:133:13 AM03:513:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:323:32 AM04:294:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:294:29 AM07:237:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra05:155:15 AM06:406:40 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:186:18 AM08:078:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:237:23 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4511:45 AM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:362:36 PM16:034:03 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM19:027:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:027:02 PM20:178:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:027:02 PM19:207:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:027:02 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1711:17 PM24:4412:44 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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