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

Monday 15 October 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Āśvina Śukla Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 08:478:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4510:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4510:45 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 133° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 133° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:156:15 PM–18:416:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:156:15 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:358:35 PM–22:2010:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:308:30 AM–09:549:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0710:07 AM–11:5211:52 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1711:17 AM–12:4112:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:031:03 PM–13:481:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:042:04 PM–15:283:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:173:17 PM–16:014:01 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

Amṛta07:077:07 AM–08:308:30 AMgood
Kāla08:308:30 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Śubha09:549:54 AM–11:1711:17 AMgood
Roga11:1711:17 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Udvega12:4112:41 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Cara14:042:04 PM–15:283:28 PMneutral
Lābha15:283:28 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Amṛta16:514:51 PM–18:156:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:156:15 PM–19:517:51 PMneutral
Roga19:517:51 PM–21:289:28 PMavoid
Kāla21:289:28 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Lābha23:0511:05 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4112:41+1 AM–26:182:18+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:182:18+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:553:55+1 AM–29:315:31+1 AMgood
Cara29:315:31+1 AM–31:087:08+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08+1 AM

07:077:07 AM sunrise18:156:15 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 10:4510:45 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 28:274:27+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 16:564:56 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:4510:45 AM
Bavauntil 23:3411:34 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:308:30 AM–09:549:54 AM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:156:15 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17+1 AM–25:051:05+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. SunriseEkādaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:549:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 08 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī10:4510:45 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā28:27 04:274:27 AM TuePūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaGaṇḍa16:564:56 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:4510:45 AMBava
VāraSomavāra31:08 07:087:08 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 296
Day length
11 h 08 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
16:024:02 PM
Moonset
27:573:57+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:245:24 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:245:24 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:308:30 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0710:07 AM11:5211:52 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1711:17 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:481:48 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:042:04 PM15:283:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:173:17 PM16:014:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:156:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:156:15 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:156:15 PM18:416:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:156:15 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:358:35 PM22:2010:20 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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