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August 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 2 August 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 02:472:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0612:06+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:025:02 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:221:22 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 82° above S. Day length 13 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Puṣya and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:363:36 AM–04:194:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:573:57 AM–05:025:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:561:56 PM–15:243:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya05:085:08 AM–06:366:36 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika06:416:41 AM–08:218:21 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:417:41 AM–08:348:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0010:00 AM–11:4011:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0612:06 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:592:59 PM–16:394:39 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

Cara05:025:02 AM–06:416:41 AMneutral
Lābha06:416:41 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Amṛta08:218:21 AM–10:0010:00 AMgood
Kāla10:0010:00 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Śubha11:4011:40 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Roga13:191:19 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Udvega14:592:59 PM–16:394:39 PMavoid
Cara16:394:39 PM–18:186:18 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:186:18 PM–19:397:39 PMavoid
Kāla19:397:39 PM–20:598:59 PMavoid
Lābha20:598:59 PM–22:2010:20 PMgood
Udvega22:2010:20 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Śubha23:4011:40 PM–25:011:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:011:01+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMgood
Cara26:212:21+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMneutral
Roga27:423:42+1 AM–29:025:02+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:025:02 AM to 29:025:02+1 AM

05:025:02 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 29:025:02+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:0612:06+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 21:179:17 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 20:558:55 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:221:22 PM
Bālavauntil 24:0612:06+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0010:00 AM–11:4011:40 AM
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4011:40 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 16 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  8. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī24:06 00:0612:06 AM SatPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā21:179:17 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaAtigaṇḍa20:558:55 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava13:221:22 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra29:02 05:025:02 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 832
Day length
13 h 16 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
20:368:36 PM
Moonset
08:008:00 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:363:36 AM05:025:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:363:36 AM04:194:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:573:57 AM05:025:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:025:02 AM07:417:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:085:08 AM06:366:36 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:416:41 AM08:218:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:417:41 AM10:2010:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:417:41 AM08:348:34 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0010:00 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0612:06 PM13:001:00 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:561:56 PM15:243:24 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:592:59 PM16:394:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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