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

Monday 6 August 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 11:1511:15 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:257:25 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:257:25 AM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

13:011:01 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:011:01 PM
At noon, 13:011:01 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 3° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 3° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3312:33 PM–13:291:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:223:22 PM–16:194:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:058:05 PM–20:248:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:058:05 PM–21:049:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:428:42 PM–22:0710:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:437:43 AM–09:299:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1511:15 AM–13:011:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:1712:17 PM–13:421:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:291:29 PM–14:262:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:472:47 PM–16:334:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:194:19 PM–17:155:15 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

Amṛta05:575:57 AM–07:437:43 AMgood
Kāla07:437:43 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Śubha09:299:29 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Roga11:1511:15 AM–13:011:01 PMavoid
Udvega13:011:01 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Cara14:472:47 PM–16:334:33 PMneutral
Lābha16:334:33 PM–18:196:19 PMgood
Amṛta18:196:19 PM–20:058:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:058:05 PM–21:199:19 PMneutral
Roga21:199:19 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Kāla22:3310:33 PM–23:4711:47 PMavoid
Lābha23:4711:47 PM–25:011:01+1 AMgood
Udvega25:011:01+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:152:15+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:303:30+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMgood
Cara28:444:44+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:585:58+1 AM

05:575:57 AM sunrise20:058:05 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 07:257:25 AM
Pratipadāuntil 27:403:40+1 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 22:0710:07 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 15:153:15 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 07:257:25 AM
Kiṃstughnauntil 17:315:31 PM
Bavauntil 27:403:40+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:437:43 AM–09:299:29 AM
Abhijit 12:3312:33 PM–13:291:29 PM
Pradoṣa 20:058:05 PM–21:249:24 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. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  3. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:299:29 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:291:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 07 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:249:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:251:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā07:257:25 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraĀśleṣā22:0710:07 PMMaghā
YogaVyatīpāta15:153:15 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaNāga07:257:25 AMKiṃstughna
VāraSomavāra29:58 05:585:58 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 226
Day length
14 h 07 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
06:126:12 AM
Moonset
19:557:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:437:43 AM09:299:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM13:011:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1712:17 PM13:421:42 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:291:29 PM14:262:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:262:26 PM17:155:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:472:47 PM16:334:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:223:22 PM16:194:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:194:19 PM17:155:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:155:15 PM20:058:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:058:05 PM21:249:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:058:05 PM20:248:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:058:05 PM21:049:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:428:42 PM22:0710:07 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3712:37+1 AM25:251:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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