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Tuesday 21 August 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 06:356:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:388:38 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:388:38 AM

Pūrṇimā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:5812:58 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5812:58 PM
At noon, 12:5812:58 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 182° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 182° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:484:48 AM–05:305:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:095:09 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3112:31 PM–13:251:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:133:13 PM–16:084:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:447:44 PM–20:058:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:447:44 PM–20:478:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:026:02+1 AM–31:487:48+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:548:54 AM–09:489:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:359:35 AM–11:1611:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:5812:58 PM–14:402:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:214:21 PM–18:036:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:317:31 PM–21:169:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:5611:56 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMan 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

Roga06:126:12 AM–07:537:53 AMavoid
Udvega07:537:53 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Cara09:359:35 AM–11:1611:16 AMneutral
Lābha11:1611:16 AM–12:5812:58 PMgood
Amṛta12:5812:58 PM–14:402:40 PMgood
Kāla14:402:40 PM–16:214:21 PMavoid
Śubha16:214:21 PM–18:036:03 PMgood
Roga18:036:03 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:447:44 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Lābha21:039:03 PM–22:2110:21 PMgood
Udvega22:2110:21 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Śubha23:4011:40 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:5812:58+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMgood
Cara26:172:17+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMneutral
Roga27:363:36+1 AM–28:544:54+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:544:54+1 AM–30:136:13+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13+1 AM

06:126:12 AM sunrise19:447:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:136:13+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 08:388:38 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 11:3811:38 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 26:242:24+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:388:38 AM
Bālavauntil 21:329:32 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3112:31 PM–13:251:25 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:214:21 PM–18:036:03 PM
Pradoṣa 19:447:44 PM–21:089:08 PM
Niśītha 24:3412:34+1 AM–25:221:22+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. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:251:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:036:03 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 32 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:089:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:221:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā08:388:38 AMPratipadā
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā11:3811:38 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaAtigaṇḍa26:24 02:242:24 AM WedSukarmā
KaraṇaBava08:388:38 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:13 06:136:13 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 241
Day length
13 h 32 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
19:317:31 PM
Moonset
06:186:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:484:48 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:484:48 AM05:305:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:095:09 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:548:54 AM09:489:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:359:35 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:251:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3412:34 PM13:221:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5812:58 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM17:025:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:133:13 PM16:084:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:214:21 PM18:036:03 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:025:02 PM19:447:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:317:31 PM21:169:16 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:447:44 PM21:089:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:447:44 PM20:058:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:447:44 PM20:478:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5611:56 PM24:3812:38+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:3412:34+1 AM25:221:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:026:02+1 AM31:487:48+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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