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

Monday 24 September 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 23:4811:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0011:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Candra Ṣaṣṭhī

Ṣaṣṭhī does not reach moonrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2711:27 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:4712:47 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:4712:47 PM
At noon, 12:4712:47 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 235° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 79% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 235° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:111:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:137:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4910:49 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:168:16 AM–09:469:46 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1611:16 AM–12:4712:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:111:11 PM–13:591:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:161:16 PM–14:522:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:172:17 PM–15:483:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:363:36 PM–16:244:24 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

Amṛta06:456:45 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Kāla08:168:16 AM–09:469:46 AMavoid
Śubha09:469:46 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Roga11:1611:16 AM–12:4712:47 PMavoid
Udvega12:4712:47 PM–14:172:17 PMavoid
Cara14:172:17 PM–15:483:48 PMneutral
Lābha15:483:48 PM–17:185:18 PMgood
Amṛta17:185:18 PM–18:496:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:496:49 PM–20:188:18 PMneutral
Roga20:188:18 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Kāla21:489:48 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Lābha23:1811:18 PM–24:4712:47+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4712:47+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:172:17+1 AM–27:473:47+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:473:47+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMgood
Cara29:165:16+1 AM–30:466:46+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46+1 AM

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 23:0011:00 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 25:131:13+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 27:073:07+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:2711:27 AM
Taitilauntil 23:0011:00 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:168:16 AM–09:469:46 AM
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:111:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23+1 AM–25:111:11+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. SunrisePañcamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:469:46 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:111:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 04 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī23:0011:00 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā25:13 01:131:13 AM TueRohiṇī
YogaVajra27:07 03:073:07 AM TueSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava11:2711:27 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:46 06:466:46 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 275
Day length
12 h 04 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
21:249:24 PM
Moonset
11:2211:22 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:168:16 AM09:469:46 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:111:11 PM13:591:59 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:161:16 PM14:522:52 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:591:59 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:172:17 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:363:36 PM16:244:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:137:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4910:49 PM24:2512:25+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23+1 AM25:111:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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