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August 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 3 August 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Śukravāra. Ekādaśī began at 12:0412:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:339:33 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kāmikā Ekādaśī

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:275:27 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:339:33 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 314° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 314° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:084:08 AM–04:474:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:284:28 AM–05:275:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:211:21 PM–14:492:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:552:55 PM–15:513:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:397:39 PM–19:587:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:397:39 PM–20:388:38 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:137:13 AM–09:009:00 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:178:17 AM–09:149:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4610:46 AM–12:3312:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:011:01 PM–13:581:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:064:06 PM–17:525:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:564:56+1 AM–30:226:22+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

Cara05:275:27 AM–07:137:13 AMneutral
Lābha07:137:13 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Amṛta09:009:00 AM–10:4610:46 AMgood
Kāla10:4610:46 AM–12:3312:33 PMavoid
Śubha12:3312:33 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Roga14:192:19 PM–16:064:06 PMavoid
Udvega16:064:06 PM–17:525:52 PMavoid
Cara17:525:52 PM–19:397:39 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:397:39 PM–20:528:52 PMavoid
Kāla20:528:52 PM–22:0610:06 PMavoid
Lābha22:0610:06 PM–23:2011:20 PMgood
Udvega23:2011:20 PM–24:3312:33+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:3312:33+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:471:47+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMgood
Cara27:003:00+1 AM–28:144:14+1 AMneutral
Roga28:144:14+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:275:27 AM to 29:275:27+1 AM

05:275:27 AM sunrise19:397:39 PM sunsetsunrise 29:275:27+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 09:339:33 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 21:259:25 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 19:317:31 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:339:33 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:058:05 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4610:46 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–13:011:01 PM
Pradoṣa 19:397:39 PM–20:578:57 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09+1 AM–24:5712:57+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. SunriseEkādaśī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3312:33 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:578:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī09:339:33 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā21:259:25 PMĀrdrā
YogaVyāghāta19:317:31 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava09:339:33 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra29:27 05:275:27 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 223
Day length
14 h 12 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
26:382:38+1 AM
Moonset
16:414:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:275:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM04:474:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:284:28 AM05:275:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:275:27 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:137:13 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:178:17 AM09:149:14 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4610:46 AM12:3312:33 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:581:58 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:211:21 PM14:492:49 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:581:58 PM16:484:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:552:55 PM15:513:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:064:06 PM17:525:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:484:48 PM19:397:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:397:39 PM20:578:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:397:39 PM19:587:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:397:39 PM20:388:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09+1 AM24:5712:57+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:564:56+1 AM30:226:22+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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