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August 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 5 August 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:003:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1511:15 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1511:15 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

13:011:01 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:011:01 PM
At noon, 13:011:01 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 349° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 349° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3312:33 PM–13:291:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:223:22 PM–16:194:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:287:28 PM–20:528:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:068:06 PM–20:258:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:068:06 PM–21:059:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya11:0411:04 AM–12:2812:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:011:01 PM–14:472:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika16:334:33 PM–18:206:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta18:126:12 PM–19:097:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:206:20 PM–20:068:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega05:565:56 AM–07:427:42 AMavoid
Cara07:427:42 AM–09:289:28 AMneutral
Lābha09:289:28 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Amṛta11:1511:15 AM–13:011:01 PMgood
Kāla13:011:01 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Śubha14:472:47 PM–16:334:33 PMgood
Roga16:334:33 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid
Udvega18:206:20 PM–20:068:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha20:068:06 PM–21:209:20 PMgood
Amṛta21:209:20 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Cara22:3410:34 PM–23:4711:47 PMneutral
Roga23:4711:47 PM–25:011:01+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:011:01+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:152:15+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMgood
Udvega27:293:29+1 AM–28:434:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:434:43+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:565:56 AM sunrise20:068:06 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 11:1511:15 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 25:041:04+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 19:297:29 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 11:1511:15 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 21:209:20 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3312:33 PM–13:291:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:206:20 PM–20:068:06 PM
Pradoṣa 20:068:06 PM–21:259:25 PM
Niśītha 24:3712:37+1 AM–25:251:25+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:291:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 20:068:06 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 10 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:259:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:251:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī11:1511:15 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPuṣya25:04 01:041:04 AM MonĀśleṣā
YogaSiddhi19:297:29 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaŚakuni11:1511:15 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraRavivāra29:57 05:575:57 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 225
Day length
14 h 10 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
none
Moonset
19:167:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:468:46 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0411:04 AM12:2812:28 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3312:33 PM13:291:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3712:37 PM13:251:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:011:01 PM14:472:47 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:262:26 PM17:165:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:223:22 PM16:194:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:334:33 PM18:206:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:165:16 PM20:068:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta18:126:12 PM19:097:09 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:206:20 PM20:068:06 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:287:28 PM20:528:52 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:068:06 PM21:259:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:068:06 PM20:258:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:068:06 PM21:059:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3712:37+1 AM25:251:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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