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

Sunday 12 August 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Saptamī

Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 16:214:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:254:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:532:53 PM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

13:001:00 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:001:00 PM
At noon, 13:001:00 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 82° ahead of it, in Svātī, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 82° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3212:32 PM–13:281:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:193:19 PM–16:154:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:577:57 PM–20:178:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:577:57 PM–20:588:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:001:00 PM–14:442:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika16:284:28 PM–18:136:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta18:066:06 PM–19:017:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:136:13 PM–19:577:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:508:50 PM–22:3110:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Udvega06:036:03 AM–07:477:47 AMavoid
Cara07:477:47 AM–09:319:31 AMneutral
Lābha09:319:31 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Amṛta11:1611:16 AM–13:001:00 PMgood
Kāla13:001:00 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Roga16:284:28 PM–18:136:13 PMavoid
Udvega18:136:13 PM–19:577:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha19:577:57 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Amṛta21:139:13 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Cara22:2910:29 PM–23:4511:45 PMneutral
Roga23:4511:45 PM–25:001:00+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:001:00+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:162:16+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMgood
Udvega27:323:32+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:484:48+1 AM–30:046:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:046:04+1 AM

06:036:03 AM sunrise19:577:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 16:254:25 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 14:532:53 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 20:358:35 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:254:25 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:454:45+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3212:32 PM–13:281:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:136:13 PM–19:577:57 PM
Pradoṣa 19:577:57 PM–21:189:18 PM
Niśītha 24:3612:36+1 AM–25:241:24+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. SunriseSaptamī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:281:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  4. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 19:577:57 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 54 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:189:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:241:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī16:254:25 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraSvātī14:532:53 PMViśākhā
YogaŚukla20:358:35 PMBrahma
KaraṇaVaṇija16:254:25 PMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra30:04 06:046:04 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 232
Day length
13 h 54 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
13:131:13 PM
Moonset
23:1911:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:281:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3612:36 PM13:241:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:001:00 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM17:105:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:193:19 PM16:154:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:284:28 PM18:136:13 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:105:10 PM19:577:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta18:066:06 PM19:017:01 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:136:13 PM19:577:57 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk19:577:57 PM21:189:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:577:57 PM20:178:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:577:57 PM20:588:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:508:50 PM22:3110:31 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3612:36+1 AM25:241:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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