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August 1973 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 15 August 1973 · Luanda, Angola

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 04:074:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:294:29 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Aśūnya Śayana Vrata

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

At sunrise

06:176:17 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:224:22 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 67° above N. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 196° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 196° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–06:176:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla14:092:09 PM–15:503:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:467:46 AM–09:149:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4310:43 AM–12:1212:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4811:48 AM–12:3512:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1212:12 PM–13:401:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:184:18 AM+1–29:575:57 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:176:17 AM–07:467:46 AMgood
Amṛta07:467:46 AM–09:149:14 AMgood
Kāla09:149:14 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Śubha10:4310:43 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Roga12:1212:12 PM–13:401:40 PMavoid
Udvega13:401:40 PM–15:093:09 PMavoid
Cara15:093:09 PM–16:374:37 PMneutral
Lābha16:374:37 PM–18:066:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:066:06 PM–19:377:37 PMavoid
Śubha19:377:37 PM–21:099:09 PMgood
Amṛta21:099:09 PM–22:4010:40 PMgood
Cara22:4010:40 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1112:11 AM+1–25:431:43 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:431:43 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:143:14 AM+1–28:454:45 AM+1good
Udvega28:454:45 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:176:17 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:176:17 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 28:294:29 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 21:439:43 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 22:4910:49 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:224:22 PM
Garauntil 28:294:29 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1212:12 PM–13:401:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:401:40 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  7. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā28:29 04:294:29 AM ThuTṛtīyā
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā21:439:43 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaAtigaṇḍa22:4910:49 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaTaitila16:224:22 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:17 06:176:17 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 444
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
19:187:18 PM
Moonset
06:586:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:176:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM06:176:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:176:17 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:467:46 AM09:149:14 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:401:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:092:09 PM15:503:50 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:184:18 AM+129:575:57 AM+1sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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