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October 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 4 October 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Āśvina Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 00:2512:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3310:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha · Navratri

Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0410:04 AM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

12:4412:44 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:4412:44 PM
At noon, 12:4412:44 PM, the Sun is in Hasta and the Moon 7° ahead of it, in Citrā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 7° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:071:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:326:32 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:326:32 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:013:01+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:556:55 AM–08:228:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:499:49 AM–11:1711:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4810:48 AM–11:3411:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:112:11 PM–15:383:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:263:26 PM–16:134:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:465:46 PM–19:197:19 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

Śubha06:556:55 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Roga08:228:22 AM–09:499:49 AMavoid
Udvega09:499:49 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Cara11:1711:17 AM–12:4412:44 PMneutral
Lābha12:4412:44 PM–14:112:11 PMgood
Amṛta14:112:11 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Kāla15:383:38 PM–17:055:05 PMavoid
Śubha17:055:05 PM–18:326:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:326:32 PM–20:058:05 PMgood
Cara20:058:05 PM–21:389:38 PMneutral
Roga21:389:38 PM–23:1111:11 PMavoid
Kāla23:1111:11 PM–24:4412:44+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4412:44+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMgood
Udvega26:172:17+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:503:50+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:235:23+1 AM–30:566:56+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:566:56+1 AM

06:556:55 AM sunrise18:326:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 22:3310:33 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 10:0410:04 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 18:326:32 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 11:2511:25 AM
Bavauntil 22:3310:33 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:071:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:112:11 PM–15:383:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:326:32 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 24:2012:20+1 AM–25:081:08+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:071:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:383:38 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  9. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:081:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā22:3310:33 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraHasta10:0410:04 AMCitrā
YogaIndra18:326:32 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaKiṃstughna11:2511:25 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:56 06:566:56 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 285
Day length
11 h 37 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
07:277:27 AM
Moonset
18:336:33 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:228:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:499:49 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4810:48 AM11:3411:34 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2012:20 PM13:081:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:071:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:263:26 PM16:134:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:326:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:465:46 PM19:197:19 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:326:32 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:326:32 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:326:32 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2012:20+1 AM25:081:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:013:01+1 AM28:344:34+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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