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

Thursday 29 August 1996 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 13:521:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:2910:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Aśūnya Śayana Vrata

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

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2910:29 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 88° above N. Day length 12 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 193° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 193° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:354:35 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:205:20 PM–18:466:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:465:46 AM–07:187:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:408:40 AM–10:0710:07 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:508:50 AM–10:2110:21 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:519:51 AM–10:4010:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:251:25 PM–14:572:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:452:45 PM–15:343:34 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

Śubha05:465:46 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Roga07:187:18 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Udvega08:508:50 AM–10:2110:21 AMavoid
Cara10:2110:21 AM–11:5311:53 AMneutral
Lābha11:5311:53 AM–13:251:25 PMgood
Amṛta13:251:25 PM–14:572:57 PMgood
Kāla14:572:57 PM–16:294:29 PMavoid
Śubha16:294:29 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:016:01 PM–19:297:29 PMgood
Cara19:297:29 PM–20:578:57 PMneutral
Roga20:578:57 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Kāla22:2510:25 PM–23:5311:53 PMavoid
Lābha23:5311:53 PM–25:211:21+1 AMgood
Udvega25:211:21+1 AM–26:492:49+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:492:49+1 AM–28:184:18+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:184:18+1 AM–29:465:46+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:465:46+1 AM

05:465:46 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 29:465:46+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:2910:29 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 24:3312:33+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 24:3912:39+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:2910:29 AM
Taitilauntil 20:568:56 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:251:25 PM–14:572:57 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17+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. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:572:57 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā10:2910:29 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā24:33 00:3312:33 AM FriUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaDhṛti24:39 00:3912:39 AM FriŚūla
KaraṇaKaulava10:2910:29 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:46 05:465:46 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 15 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
18:566:56 PM
Moonset
06:236:23 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:354:35 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:465:46 AM07:187:18 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:408:40 AM10:0710:07 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:2110:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:519:51 AM10:4010:40 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:251:25 PM14:572:57 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:452:45 PM15:343:34 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:205:20 PM18:466:46 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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