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September 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa to Bhādrapada KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 17 September 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Bhādrapada Śukla Dvādaśī

Somavāra. Dvādaśī began at 04:294:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:456:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śukla Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:456:45 AM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 147° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 92% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 147° falls in Śukla Trayodaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:556:55 PM–20:418:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:427:42 AM–09:159:15 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:188:18 AM–10:0410:04 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4810:48 AM–12:2112:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4612:46 PM–13:351:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:541:54 PM–15:273:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:153:15 PM–16:044:04 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

Amṛta06:096:09 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Kāla07:427:42 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Śubha09:159:15 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Roga10:4810:48 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Udvega12:2112:21 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Cara13:541:54 PM–15:273:27 PMneutral
Lābha15:273:27 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Amṛta17:005:00 PM–18:336:33 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:336:33 PM–20:008:00 PMneutral
Roga20:008:00 PM–21:279:27 PMavoid
Kāla21:279:27 PM–22:5410:54 PMavoid
Lābha22:5410:54 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2212:22+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:491:49+1 AM–27:163:16+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:163:16+1 AM–28:434:43+1 AMgood
Cara28:434:43+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10+1 AM

06:096:09 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 06:456:45 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 21:089:08 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:456:45 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:467:46 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:427:42 AM–09:159:15 AM
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:4612:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:159:15 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 23 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī06:456:45 AMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhāpast sunriseŚatabhiṣā
YogaSukarmā21:089:08 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava06:456:45 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:10 06:106:10 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 268
Day length
12 h 23 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
16:504:50 PM
Moonset
28:104:10+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:159:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:188:18 AM10:0410:04 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4612:46 PM13:351:35 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:541:54 PM15:273:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:153:15 PM16:044:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:556:55 PM20:418:41 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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