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

Thursday 29 August 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 20:528:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:295:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Aśūnya Śayana Vrata

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

At sunrise

05:145:14 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:087:08 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 74° above S. Day length 12 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 189° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:433:43 AM–04:284:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:064:06 AM–05:145:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0911:09 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:565:56 PM–18:186:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:565:56 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2012:20+1 AM–25:461:46+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:145:14 AM–06:496:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:248:24 AM–09:599:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:289:28 AM–10:1810:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:233:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:403:40 PM–17:075:07 PMa 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

Śubha05:145:14 AM–06:496:49 AMgood
Roga06:496:49 AM–08:248:24 AMavoid
Udvega08:248:24 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Cara09:599:59 AM–11:3511:35 AMneutral
Lābha11:3511:35 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Amṛta13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Kāla14:452:45 PM–16:204:20 PMavoid
Śubha16:204:20 PM–17:565:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:565:56 PM–19:207:20 PMgood
Cara19:207:20 PM–20:458:45 PMneutral
Roga20:458:45 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Kāla22:1010:10 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Lābha23:3511:35 PM–25:001:00+1 AMgood
Udvega25:001:00+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:242:24+1 AM–27:493:49+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:493:49+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:145:14 AM to 29:145:14+1 AM

05:145:14 AM sunrise17:565:56 PM sunsetsunrise 29:145:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 17:295:29 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 09:539:53 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 11:1811:18 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:087:08 AM
Kaulavauntil 17:295:29 PM
Taitilauntil 27:563:56+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0911:09 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:565:56 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 PM

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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:452:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 12 h 42 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā17:295:29 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā09:539:53 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSukarmā11:1811:18 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava07:087:08 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:14 05:145:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 859
Day length
12 h 42 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
18:266:26 PM
Moonset
05:385:38 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:433:43 AM05:145:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:433:43 AM04:284:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:064:06 AM05:145:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:145:14 AM07:467:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:145:14 AM06:496:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:467:46 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:599:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:289:28 AM10:1810:18 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0911:09 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:233:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:565:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:403:40 PM17:075:07 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:565:56 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:565:56 PM18:186:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:565:56 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2012:20+1 AM25:461:46+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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