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August 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 28 August 2003 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Bhādrapada Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 01:261:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3311:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Rudra Vrata

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:586:58 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 6° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 6° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:376:37 PM–19:007:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:376:37 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4011:40 PM–25:121:12 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:565:56 AM–07:317:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:069:06 AM–10:4110:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1010:10 AM–11:0011:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:521:52 PM–15:273:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:342:34 PM–16:054:05 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:143:14 PM–16:054:05 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

Śubha05:565:56 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Roga07:317:31 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Udvega09:069:06 AM–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Cara10:4110:41 AM–12:1712:17 PMneutral
Lābha12:1712:17 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Amṛta13:521:52 PM–15:273:27 PMgood
Kāla15:273:27 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid
Śubha17:025:02 PM–18:376:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:376:37 PM–20:028:02 PMgood
Cara20:028:02 PM–21:279:27 PMneutral
Roga21:279:27 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Kāla22:5210:52 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1712:17 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1good
Udvega25:421:42 AM+1–27:073:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:073:07 AM+1–28:314:31 AM+1good
Amṛta28:314:31 AM+1–29:565:56 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56 AM+1

05:565:56 AM sunrise18:376:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 23:3311:33 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 06:586:58 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 29:455:45 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 11:4611:46 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 12:3212:32 PM
Bavauntil 23:3311:33 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:521:52 PM–15:273:27 PM
Pradoṣa 18:376:37 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:273:27 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 41 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā23:3311:33 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMaghā06:586:58 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaŚiva11:4611:46 AMSiddha
KaraṇaKiṃstughna12:3212:32 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:56 05:565:56 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 414
Day length
12 h 41 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
06:126:12 AM
Moonset
19:167:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:565:56 AM07:317:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:069:06 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1010:10 AM11:0011:00 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:331:33 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:273:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:342:34 PM16:054:05 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:143:14 PM16:054:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:376:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:376:37 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:376:37 PM19:007:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:376:37 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4011:40 PM25:121:12 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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