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Monday 18 August 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 05:165:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:155:15 AM.

Observed here on this day

Aśūnya Śayana Vrata

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

At sunrise

04:424:42 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:155:15 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 14 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 195° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 195° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:233:23 AM–04:024:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:433:43 AM–04:424:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:0410:04 AM–11:4211:42 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:456:45 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:456:45 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:276:27 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–13:081:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:291:29 PM–15:143:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:003:00 PM–15:563:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:4811:48 PM–25:241:24+1 AMa 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

Amṛta04:424:42 AM–06:276:27 AMgood
Kāla06:276:27 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–13:291:29 PMavoid
Cara13:291:29 PM–15:143:14 PMneutral
Lābha15:143:14 PM–16:594:59 PMgood
Amṛta16:594:59 PM–18:456:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:456:45 PM–19:597:59 PMneutral
Roga19:597:59 PM–21:149:14 PMavoid
Kāla21:149:14 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Lābha22:2910:29 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Udvega23:4411:44 PM–24:5912:59+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:5912:59+1 AM–26:142:14+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:142:14+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMgood
Cara27:293:29+1 AM–28:434:43+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:424:42 AM to 28:434:43+1 AM

04:424:42 AM sunrise18:456:45 PM sunsetsunrise 28:434:43+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 05:155:15 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 17:245:24 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 14:192:19 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 05:155:15 AM
Taitilauntil 17:035:03 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:276:27 AM–08:138:13 AM
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:456:45 PM–20:048:04 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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:138:13 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 14 h 02 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā05:155:15 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā17:245:24 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaAtigaṇḍa14:192:19 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava05:155:15 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra28:43 04:434:43 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 231
Day length
14 h 02 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
19:117:11 PM
Moonset
05:565:56 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:233:23 AM04:424:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:233:23 AM04:024:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:433:43 AM04:424:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:424:42 AM07:317:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:276:27 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:0410:04 AM11:4211:42 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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 PM13:081:08 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:291:29 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:003:00 PM15:563:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:456:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:456:45 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:456:45 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:456:45 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:4811:48 PM25:241:24+1 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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