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Monday 9 July 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Āṣāḍha Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 12:3812:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 08:478:47 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rathayātrā

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

At sunrise

05:065:06 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:195:19 AM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Punarvasu and the Moon 14° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 14° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:533:53 AM–04:294:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:114:11 AM–05:065:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:003:00 PM–16:004:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:587:58 PM–20:168:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:587:58 PM–20:528:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:468:46 PM–22:1010:10 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:576:57 AM–08:498:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4010:40 AM–12:3212:32 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2012:20 PM–13:451:45 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:011:01 PM–14:012:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:232:23 PM–16:154:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:004:00 PM–16:594:59 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

Amṛta05:065:06 AM–06:576:57 AMgood
Kāla06:576:57 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Śubha08:498:49 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Roga10:4010:40 AM–12:3212:32 PMavoid
Udvega12:3212:32 PM–14:232:23 PMavoid
Cara14:232:23 PM–16:154:15 PMneutral
Lābha16:154:15 PM–18:066:06 PMgood
Amṛta18:066:06 PM–19:587:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:587:58 PM–21:069:06 PMneutral
Roga21:069:06 PM–22:1510:15 PMavoid
Kāla22:1510:15 PM–23:2311:23 PMavoid
Lābha23:2311:23 PM–24:3212:32+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3212:32+1 AM–25:411:41+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:411:41+1 AM–26:492:49+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:492:49+1 AM–27:583:58+1 AMgood
Cara27:583:58+1 AM–29:075:07+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:065:06 AM to 29:075:07+1 AM

05:065:06 AM sunrise19:587:58 PM sunsetsunrise 29:075:07+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:478:47 AM
Dvitīyāuntil 29:015:01+1 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 05:195:19 AM
Puṣyauntil 26:222:22+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 20:058:05 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:478:47 AM
Bālavauntil 18:526:52 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:015:01+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:576:57 AM–08:498:49 AM
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–13:011:01 PM
Pradoṣa 19:587:58 PM–21:119:11 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08+1 AM–24:5612:56+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. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:498:49 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 52 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:119:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  13. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  14. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  15. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā08:478:47 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu05:195:19 AMPuṣya
YogaHarṣaṇa20:058:05 PMVajra
KaraṇaBava08:478:47 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:07 05:075:07 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āṣāḍha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 198
Day length
14 h 52 m
Sun in
Mithuna
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
06:176:17 AM
Moonset
20:348:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:533:53 AM05:065:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:533:53 AM04:294:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:114:11 AM05:065:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:065:06 AM08:048:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:576:57 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:048:04 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:3212:32 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2012:20 PM13:451:45 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:011:01 PM14:012:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:594:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:232:23 PM16:154:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:003:00 PM16:004:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:004:00 PM16:594:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:594:59 PM19:587:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:587:58 PM21:119:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:587:58 PM20:168:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:587:58 PM20:528:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:468:46 PM22:1010:10 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08+1 AM24:5612:56+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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