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Thursday 15 August 1996 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 03:343:34 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:515:51 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:475:47 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:515:51 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 15° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 15° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:144:14 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:475:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:477:47 AM–09:359:35 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:177:17 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:475:47 AM–07:197:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:528:52 AM–10:2410:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:549:54 AM–10:4310:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:291:29 PM–15:023:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:393:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:217:21 PM–21:079:07 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

Śubha05:475:47 AM–07:197:19 AMgood
Roga07:197:19 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Udvega08:528:52 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Cara10:2410:24 AM–11:5711:57 AMneutral
Lābha11:5711:57 AM–13:291:29 PMgood
Amṛta13:291:29 PM–15:023:02 PMgood
Kāla15:023:02 PM–16:344:34 PMavoid
Śubha16:344:34 PM–18:076:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:076:07 PM–19:347:34 PMgood
Cara19:347:34 PM–21:029:02 PMneutral
Roga21:029:02 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Kāla22:2910:29 PM–23:5711:57 PMavoid
Lābha23:5711:57 PM–25:241:24+1 AMgood
Udvega25:241:24+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:522:52+1 AM–28:194:19+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:194:19+1 AM–29:475:47+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:475:47 AM to 29:475:47+1 AM

05:475:47 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:475:47+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 05:515:51 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 10:2810:28 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 11:5611:56 AM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 05:515:51 AM
Bālavauntil 18:556:55 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:291:29 PM–15:023:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:023:02 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā05:515:51 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMaghā10:2810:28 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaParigha11:5611:56 AMŚiva
KaraṇaBava05:515:51 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:47 05:475:47 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 845
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
06:386:38 AM
Moonset
19:037:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:144:14 AM05:475:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:144:14 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:475:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:475:47 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:475:47 AM07:197:19 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:477:47 AM09:359:35 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:2410:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:549:54 AM10:4310:43 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:291:29 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:393:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:177:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:217:21 PM21:079:07 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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