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August 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 17 August 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:1612:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2110:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:277:27 AM

Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 163° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 163° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–04:584:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:395:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:433:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:227:22 PM–19:437:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:227:22 PM–20:248:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:328:32 PM–22:0410:04 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:227:22 AM–09:059:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4810:48 AM–12:3112:31 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2011:20 AM–12:5212:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM–13:531:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:142:14 PM–15:563:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:433:43 PM–16:384:38 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

Amṛta05:395:39 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Kāla07:227:22 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Śubha09:059:05 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Roga10:4810:48 AM–12:3112:31 PMavoid
Udvega12:3112:31 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Cara14:142:14 PM–15:563:56 PMneutral
Lābha15:563:56 PM–17:395:39 PMgood
Amṛta17:395:39 PM–19:227:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:227:22 PM–20:398:39 PMneutral
Roga20:398:39 PM–21:579:57 PMavoid
Kāla21:579:57 PM–23:1411:14 PMavoid
Lābha23:1411:14 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1good
Udvega24:3112:31 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:481:48 AM+1–27:063:06 AM+1good
Amṛta27:063:06 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1good
Cara28:234:23 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:395:39 AM to 29:405:40 AM+1

05:395:39 AM sunrise19:227:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 22:2110:21 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 07:317:31 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 07:277:27 AM
Saubhāgyauntil 28:554:55 AM+1
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:1611:16 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:2110:21 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:227:22 AM–09:059:05 AM
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 19:227:22 PM–20:458:45 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07 AM+1–24:5512:55 AM+1

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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:059:05 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  4. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:458:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī22:2110:21 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā07:317:31 AMŚravaṇa
YogaĀyuṣmān07:277:27 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaGara11:1611:16 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:40 05:405:40 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 332
Day length
13 h 43 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
18:206:20 PM
Moonset
29:085:08 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM04:584:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:395:39 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:227:22 AM09:059:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:3112:31 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2011:20 AM12:5212:52 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:531:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:384:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:142:14 PM15:563:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:433:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:433:43 PM16:384:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:384:38 PM19:227:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:227:22 PM20:458:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:227:22 PM19:437:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:227:22 PM20:248:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:328:32 PM22:0410:04 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07 AM+124:5512:55 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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