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

Thursday 29 August 1996 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 14:522:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2911:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Aśūnya Śayana Vrata

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

At sunrise

06:356:35 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2911:29 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 87° above N. Day length 12 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, 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 muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:356:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:206:20 PM–19:467:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:356:35 AM–08:068:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:389:38 AM–11:1011:10 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:409:40 AM–11:0711:07 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:3910:39 AM–11:2811:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:333:33 PM–16:224:22 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

Śubha06:356:35 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Roga08:068:06 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Udvega09:389:38 AM–11:1011:10 AMavoid
Cara11:1011:10 AM–12:4112:41 PMneutral
Lābha12:4112:41 PM–14:132:13 PMgood
Amṛta14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Kāla15:453:45 PM–17:175:17 PMavoid
Śubha17:175:17 PM–18:486:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:486:48 PM–20:178:17 PMgood
Cara20:178:17 PM–21:459:45 PMneutral
Roga21:459:45 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Kāla23:1311:13 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4112:41+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMgood
Udvega26:102:10+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:383:38+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:065:06+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:356:35 AM to 30:346:34+1 AM

06:356:35 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:2911:29 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 25:331:33+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 25:391:39+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:2911:29 AM
Taitilauntil 21:569:56 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17+1 AM–25:051:05+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 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:453:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+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 Pratipadā11:2911:29 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā25:33 01:331:33 AM FriUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaDhṛti25:39 01:391:39 AM FriŚūla
KaraṇaKaulava11:2911:29 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:34 06:346:34 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 14 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
19:447:44 PM
Moonset
07:107:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:356:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:356:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:356:35 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:356:35 AM08:068:06 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:389:38 AM11:1011:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:409:40 AM11:0711:07 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3910:39 AM11:2811:28 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:333:33 PM16:224:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:206:20 PM19:467:46 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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