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August 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 20 August 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bhādrapada Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 12:5512:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:029:02 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rudra Vrata

Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:029:02 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 40° above N. Day length 10 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 14° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 14° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:485:48 PM–18:156:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:485:48 PM–19:077:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:379:37 PM–23:0111:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:208:20 AM–09:429:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0311:03 AM–12:2412:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:291:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:121:12 PM–14:362:36 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:451:45 PM–15:063:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:552:55 PM–15:393:39 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

Amṛta06:596:59 AM–08:208:20 AMgood
Kāla08:208:20 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Śubha09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Roga11:0311:03 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Udvega12:2412:24 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Cara13:451:45 PM–15:063:06 PMneutral
Lābha15:063:06 PM–16:274:27 PMgood
Amṛta16:274:27 PM–17:485:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:485:48 PM–19:277:27 PMneutral
Roga19:277:27 PM–21:069:06 PMavoid
Kāla21:069:06 PM–22:4410:44 PMavoid
Lābha22:4410:44 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1good
Udvega24:2312:23 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:022:02 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1good
Amṛta27:413:41 AM+1–29:195:19 AM+1good
Cara29:195:19 AM+1–30:586:58 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:586:58 AM+1

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:485:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:029:02 AM
Dvitīyāuntil 29:165:16 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 27:143:14 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 21:289:28 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:029:02 AM
Bālavauntil 19:077:07 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:165:16 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:208:20 AM–09:429:42 AM
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:485:48 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:429:42 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā09:029:02 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī27:14 03:143:14 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaŚiva21:289:28 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBava09:029:02 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:58 06:586:58 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 676
Day length
10 h 49 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
07:577:57 AM
Moonset
19:047:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:429:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0311:03 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:291:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:121:12 PM14:362:36 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:552:55 PM15:393:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM17:485:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:485:48 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:485:48 PM18:156:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:485:48 PM19:077:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:379:37 PM23:0111:01 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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