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July 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseJyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa to Āṣāḍha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 23 July 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 17:295:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:517:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Aśūnya Śayana Vrata (Āṣāḍha)

Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:416:41 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:021:02 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:021:02 PM
At noon, 13:021:02 PM, the Sun is in Puṣya and the Moon 189° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 189° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:065:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3212:32 PM–13:311:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla15:183:18 PM–17:065:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:273:27 PM–16:264:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:198:19 PM–20:388:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:198:19 PM–21:169:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:337:33 AM–09:239:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1211:12 AM–13:011:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:311:31 PM–14:292:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:512:51 PM–16:404:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:264:26 PM–17:245:24 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

Amṛta05:445:44 AM–07:337:33 AMgood
Kāla07:337:33 AM–09:239:23 AMavoid
Śubha09:239:23 AM–11:1211:12 AMgood
Roga11:1211:12 AM–13:011:01 PMavoid
Udvega13:011:01 PM–14:512:51 PMavoid
Cara14:512:51 PM–16:404:40 PMneutral
Lābha16:404:40 PM–18:306:30 PMgood
Amṛta18:306:30 PM–20:198:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:198:19 PM–21:309:30 PMneutral
Roga21:309:30 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Kāla22:4010:40 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Lābha23:5111:51 PM–25:021:02+1 AMgood
Udvega25:021:02+1 AM–26:132:13+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:132:13+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:233:23+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMgood
Cara28:344:34+1 AM–29:455:45+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:455:45+1 AM

05:445:44 AM sunrise20:198:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:455:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 19:517:51 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 26:582:58+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 18:066:06 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:416:41 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:517:51 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:337:33 AM–09:239:23 AM
Abhijit 12:3212:32 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 20:198:19 PM–21:349:34 PM
Niśītha 24:3812:38+1 AM–25:261:26+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:239:23 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:311:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 35 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:349:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:261:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā19:517:51 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraŚravaṇa26:58 02:582:58 AM TueDhaniṣṭhā
YogaPrīti18:066:06 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava06:416:41 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:45 05:455:45 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 212
Day length
14 h 35 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
20:328:32 PM
Moonset
06:286:28 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:065:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:337:33 AM09:239:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1211:12 AM13:011:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:311:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3712:37 PM13:251:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:311:31 PM14:292:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:292:29 PM17:245:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:512:51 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:183:18 PM17:065:06 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:273:27 PM16:264:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:264:26 PM17:245:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:245:24 PM20:198:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:198:19 PM21:349:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:198:19 PM20:388:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:198:19 PM21:169:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3812:38+1 AM25:261:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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