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September 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa to Bhādrapada KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 30 September 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 05:115:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:344:34 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2212:22 PM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Hasta and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 219° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:484:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:244:24 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0611:06 AM–11:5311:53 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:271:27 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:521:52 PM–15:273:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:225:22 PM–17:465:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:225:22 PM–18:366:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:057:05 AM–08:338:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0210:02 AM–11:3011:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5311:53 AM–12:4012:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5812:58 PM–14:262:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–15:013:01 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

Amṛta05:375:37 AM–07:057:05 AMgood
Kāla07:057:05 AM–08:338:33 AMavoid
Śubha08:338:33 AM–10:0210:02 AMgood
Roga10:0210:02 AM–11:3011:30 AMavoid
Udvega11:3011:30 AM–12:5812:58 PMavoid
Cara12:5812:58 PM–14:262:26 PMneutral
Lābha14:262:26 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Amṛta15:543:54 PM–17:225:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:225:22 PM–18:546:54 PMneutral
Roga18:546:54 PM–20:268:26 PMavoid
Kāla20:268:26 PM–21:589:58 PMavoid
Lābha21:589:58 PM–23:3011:30 PMgood
Udvega23:3011:30 PM–25:021:02 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:021:02 AM+1–26:342:34 AM+1good
Amṛta26:342:34 AM+1–28:074:07 AM+1good
Cara28:074:07 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:395:39 AM+1

05:375:37 AM sunrise17:225:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 28:344:34 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 18:376:37 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 12:2212:22 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:474:47 PM
Bālavauntil 28:344:34 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:057:05 AM–08:338:33 AM
Abhijit 11:0611:06 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Pradoṣa 17:225:22 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 PM

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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:338:33 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī28:34 04:344:34 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī18:376:37 PMKṛttikā
YogaHarṣaṇa12:2212:22 PMVajra
KaraṇaBava16:474:47 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 891
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
19:197:19 PM
Moonset
08:538:53 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:484:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:244:24 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM07:587:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:057:05 AM08:338:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:587:58 AM10:1910:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:3011:30 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0611:06 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4012:40 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4012:40 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5812:58 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:271:27 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:521:52 PM15:273:27 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:142:14 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM17:225:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:225:22 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:225:22 PM17:465:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:225:22 PM18:366:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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