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August 1985 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseAdhika Śrāvaṇa Śukla to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 20 August 1985 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 11:1311:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:418:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

04:444:44 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:426:42 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 50° ahead of it, in Hasta, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 50° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:243:24 AM–04:044:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:443:44 AM–04:444:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:316:31 AM–08:008:00 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:027:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:264:26+1 AM–29:565:56+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:327:32 AM–08:288:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:148:14 AM–09:589:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4311:43 AM–13:281:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:123:12 PM–16:574:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:317:31 PM–21:009:00 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4310:43 PM–23:2411:24 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

Roga04:444:44 AM–06:296:29 AMavoid
Udvega06:296:29 AM–08:148:14 AMavoid
Cara08:148:14 AM–09:589:58 AMneutral
Lābha09:589:58 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Amṛta11:4311:43 AM–13:281:28 PMgood
Kāla13:281:28 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Śubha15:123:12 PM–16:574:57 PMgood
Roga16:574:57 PM–18:426:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:426:42 PM–19:577:57 PMavoid
Lābha19:577:57 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Udvega21:139:13 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Śubha22:2810:28 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Amṛta23:4411:44 PM–24:5912:59+1 AMgood
Cara24:5912:59+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMneutral
Roga26:152:15+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:303:30+1 AM–28:454:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:444:44 AM to 28:454:45+1 AM

04:444:44 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 28:454:45+1 AM
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:418:41 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 12:0512:05 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 06:426:42 AM
Śubhauntil 27:353:35+1 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:418:41 AM
Bavauntil 19:257:25 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:123:12 PM–16:574:57 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:574:57 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 58 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī08:418:41 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraHasta12:0512:05 PMCitrā
YogaSādhya06:426:42 AMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:418:41 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra28:45 04:454:45 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2042
Śaka
1907
Kali
5086
Ahargaṇa
1 857 832
Day length
13 h 58 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
09:059:05 AM
Moonset
20:378:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:243:24 AM04:444:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:243:24 AM04:044:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:443:44 AM04:444:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:444:44 AM07:327:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:316:31 AM08:008:00 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:327:32 AM10:1910:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:327:32 AM08:288:28 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:148:14 AM09:589:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1511:15 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:123:12 PM16:574:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:027:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:317:31 PM21:009:00 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4310:43 PM23:2411:24 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:264:26+1 AM29:565:56+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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