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

Saturday 4 August 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Śanivāra. Dvādaśī began at 09:339:33 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:296:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 79 of 79 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoŚivarātri boundary

At sunrise

05:275:27 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:296:29 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 328° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 8% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 328° falls in Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

05:275:27 AM–06:296:29 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day, ending when dvādaśī ends at 06:29. Kāmikā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:484:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:275:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:579:57 AM–11:2311:23 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:542:54 PM–15:513:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:387:38 PM–19:577:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:387:38 PM–20:378:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:275:27 AM–07:147:14 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:246:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:246:24 AM–07:217:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:009:00 AM–10:4610:46 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:192:19 PM–16:054:05 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla05:275:27 AM–07:147:14 AMavoid
Śubha07:147:14 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Roga09:009:00 AM–10:4610:46 AMavoid
Udvega10:4610:46 AM–12:3312:33 PMavoid
Cara12:3312:33 PM–14:192:19 PMneutral
Lābha14:192:19 PM–16:054:05 PMgood
Amṛta16:054:05 PM–17:515:51 PMgood
Kāla17:515:51 PM–19:387:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:387:38 PM–20:518:51 PMgood
Udvega20:518:51 PM–22:0510:05 PMavoid
Śubha22:0510:05 PM–23:1911:19 PMgood
Amṛta23:1911:19 PM–24:3312:33+1 AMgood
Cara24:3312:33+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMneutral
Roga25:471:47+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:013:01+1 AM–28:154:15+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:154:15+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:275:27 AM to 29:285:28+1 AM

05:275:27 AM sunrise19:387:38 PM sunsetsunrise 29:285:28+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 06:296:29 AM
Trayodaśīuntil 27:003:00+1 AM
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 18:546:54 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 15:463:46 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 06:296:29 AM
Garauntil 16:474:47 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:003:00+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:009:00 AM–10:4610:46 AM
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–13:011:01 PM
Pradoṣa 19:387:38 PM–20:568:56 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. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4610:46 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 14 h 10 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 20:568:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. CaturdaśīTithi: Trayodaśī ends.
  13. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  14. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī06:296:29 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraĀrdrā18:546:54 PMPunarvasu
YogaHarṣaṇa15:463:46 PMVajra
KaraṇaTaitila06:296:29 AMGara
VāraŚanivāra29:28 05:285:28 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 224
Day length
14 h 10 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
27:503:50+1 AM
Moonset
17:365:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:275:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:484:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 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 day05:275:27 AM07:147:14 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:275:27 AM06:246:24 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:246:24 AM07:217:21 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:579:57 AM11:2311:23 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:581:58 PM16:484:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:192:19 PM16:054:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:542:54 PM15:513:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:484:48 PM19:387:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:387:38 PM20:568:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:387:38 PM19:577:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:387:38 PM20:378:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09+1 AM24:5712:57+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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