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

Wednesday 22 August 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 08:388:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2210:22 AM.

Observed here on this day

Aśūnya Śayana Vrata

Dvitīyā is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2210:22 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:5812:58 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5812:58 PM
At noon, 12:5812:58 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 193° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 193° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:494:49 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:133:13 PM–16:074:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:437:43 PM–20:048:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:437:43 PM–20:468:46 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:547:54 AM–09:359:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1611:16 AM–12:5812:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3112:31 PM–13:251:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5812:58 PM–14:392:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:518:51 PM–22:3510:35 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

Lābha06:136:13 AM–07:547:54 AMgood
Amṛta07:547:54 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Kāla09:359:35 AM–11:1611:16 AMavoid
Śubha11:1611:16 AM–12:5812:58 PMgood
Roga12:5812:58 PM–14:392:39 PMavoid
Udvega14:392:39 PM–16:204:20 PMavoid
Cara16:204:20 PM–18:016:01 PMneutral
Lābha18:016:01 PM–19:437:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:437:43 PM–21:029:02 PMavoid
Śubha21:029:02 PM–22:2010:20 PMgood
Amṛta22:2010:20 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Cara23:3911:39 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMneutral
Roga24:5812:58+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:172:17+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:363:36+1 AM–28:554:55+1 AMgood
Udvega28:554:55+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:146:14+1 AM

06:136:13 AM sunrise19:437:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:2210:22 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 13:561:56 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 26:372:37+1 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:2210:22 AM
Taitilauntil 23:0711:07 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5812:58 PM–14:392:39 PM
Pradoṣa 19:437:43 PM–21:079:07 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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:392:39 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 30 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:079:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:221:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pratipadā10:2210:22 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā13:561:56 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSukarmā26:37 02:372:37 AM ThuDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava10:2210:22 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:14 06:146:14 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 242
Day length
13 h 30 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
19:587:58 PM
Moonset
07:177:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:494:49 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:494:49 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:547:54 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:5812:58 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:251:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3412:34 PM13:221:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5812:58 PM14:392:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM17:015:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:133:13 PM16:074:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:015:01 PM19:437:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:437:43 PM21:079:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:437:43 PM20:048:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:437:43 PM20:468:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:518:51 PM22:3510:35 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3412:34+1 AM25:221:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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