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September 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa to Bhādrapada KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 5 September 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Bhādrapada Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 14:572:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5311:53 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rudra Vrata

Pratipadā does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5311:53 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Phalgunī and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 13° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:033:03 PM–15:543:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:536:53 PM–20:218:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:217:21 PM–19:437:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:217:21 PM–20:278:27 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:038:03 AM–09:409:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0610:06 AM–11:3411:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:1711:17 AM–12:5412:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM–13:191:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5412:54 PM–14:302:30 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

Lābha06:266:26 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Amṛta08:038:03 AM–09:409:40 AMgood
Kāla09:409:40 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Śubha11:1711:17 AM–12:5412:54 PMgood
Roga12:5412:54 PM–14:302:30 PMavoid
Udvega14:302:30 PM–16:074:07 PMavoid
Cara16:074:07 PM–17:445:44 PMneutral
Lābha17:445:44 PM–19:217:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:217:21 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Śubha20:448:44 PM–22:0710:07 PMgood
Amṛta22:0710:07 PM–23:3111:31 PMgood
Cara23:3111:31 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMneutral
Roga24:5412:54+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:172:17+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:413:41+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMgood
Udvega29:045:04+1 AM–30:276:27+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27+1 AM

06:266:26 AM sunrise19:217:21 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:5311:53 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 25:291:29+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 14:362:36 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:5311:53 AM
Bālavauntil 22:3110:31 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5412:54 PM–14:302:30 PM
Pradoṣa 19:217:21 PM–20:508:50 PM
Niśītha 24:3012:30+1 AM–25:181:18+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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:302:30 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 54 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:508:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:181:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā11:5311:53 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī25:29 01:291:29 AM ThuHasta
YogaSādhya14:362:36 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBava11:5311:53 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:27 06:276:27 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 256
Day length
12 h 54 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
07:297:29 AM
Moonset
19:317:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:038:03 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0610:06 AM11:3411:34 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1711:17 AM12:5412:54 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:191:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5412:54 PM14:302:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:112:11 PM16:464:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:033:03 PM15:543:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:464:46 PM19:217:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:536:53 PM20:218:21 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:217:21 PM20:508:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:217:21 PM19:437:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:217:21 PM20:278:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3012:30+1 AM25:181:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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