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August 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 19 August 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 23:0811:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0212:02 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

04:434:43 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:195:19 AM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 14 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 54° ahead of it, in Citrā, 21% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 54° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:233:23 AM–04:034:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:433:43 AM–04:434:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:592:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:436:43 PM–19:037:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:436:43 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5811:58 PM–25:391:39 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:286:28 AM–08:138:13 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:589:58 AM–11:4311:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–13:071:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:281:28 PM–15:133:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:481:48 PM–15:293:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:592:59 PM–15:553:55 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

Amṛta04:434:43 AM–06:286:28 AMgood
Kāla06:286:28 AM–08:138:13 AMavoid
Śubha08:138:13 AM–09:589:58 AMgood
Roga09:589:58 AM–11:4311:43 AMavoid
Udvega11:4311:43 AM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Cara13:281:28 PM–15:133:13 PMneutral
Lābha15:133:13 PM–16:584:58 PMgood
Amṛta16:584:58 PM–18:436:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:436:43 PM–19:587:58 PMneutral
Roga19:587:58 PM–21:139:13 PMavoid
Kāla21:139:13 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Lābha22:2910:29 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Udvega23:4411:44 PM–24:5912:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:5912:59 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1good
Amṛta26:142:14 AM+1–27:293:29 AM+1good
Cara27:293:29 AM+1–28:454:45 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:434:43 AM to 28:454:45 AM+1

04:434:43 AM sunrise18:436:43 PM sunsetsunrise 28:454:45 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 24:0212:02 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 05:195:19 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Bālavauntil 24:0212:02 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:286:28 AM–08:138:13 AM
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:436:43 PM–20:038:03 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08 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. SunrisePañcamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:138:13 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 00 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:038:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī24:02 00:0212:02 AM TueṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraHasta05:195:19 AMCitrā
YogaŚubha24:46 00:4612:46 AM TueŚukla
KaraṇaBava11:3911:39 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra28:45 04:454:45 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 849
Day length
14 h 00 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
09:339:33 AM
Moonset
20:458:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:233:23 AM04:434:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:233:23 AM04:034:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:433:43 AM04:434:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:434:43 AM07:317:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:286:28 AM08:138:13 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:317:31 AM10:1910:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:589:58 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM13:071:07 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:281:28 PM15:133:13 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:481:48 PM15:293:29 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:592:59 PM15:553:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:436:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:436:43 PM20:038:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:436:43 PM19:037:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:436:43 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5811:58 PM25:391:39 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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