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November 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Kṛṣṇa to Kārtika KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 17 November 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Kārtika Śukla Pūrṇimā

Śanivāra. Pūrṇimā began at 03:153:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:451:45+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kārtikī Pūrṇimā

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

AlsoRāsayātrā determinate

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:342:34 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 172° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 172° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:4310:43 AM–12:1612:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2111:21 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:364:36 PM–17:045:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:364:36 PM–18:016:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:456:45 AM–07:597:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:456:45 AM–07:247:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:247:24 AM–08:048:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:139:13 AM–10:2610:26 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5412:54 PM–14:082:08 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:512:51+1 AM–28:234:23+1 AMa 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

Kāla06:456:45 AM–07:597:59 AMavoid
Śubha07:597:59 AM–09:139:13 AMgood
Roga09:139:13 AM–10:2610:26 AMavoid
Udvega10:2610:26 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Cara11:4011:40 AM–12:5412:54 PMneutral
Lābha12:5412:54 PM–14:082:08 PMgood
Amṛta14:082:08 PM–15:223:22 PMgood
Kāla15:223:22 PM–16:364:36 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:364:36 PM–18:226:22 PMgood
Udvega18:226:22 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Śubha20:088:08 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Amṛta21:559:55 PM–23:4111:41 PMgood
Cara23:4111:41 PM–25:271:27+1 AMneutral
Roga25:271:27+1 AM–27:133:13+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:133:13+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:005:00+1 AM–30:466:46+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:456:45 AM sunrise16:364:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 25:451:45+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 15:233:23 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 17:115:11 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:342:34 PM
Bavauntil 25:451:45+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:139:13 AM–10:2610:26 AM
Abhijit 11:2111:21 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Pradoṣa 16:364:36 PM–18:296:29 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05+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. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2610:26 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 51 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:296:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā25:45 01:451:45 AM SunPratipadā
NakṣatraBharaṇī15:233:23 PMKṛttikā
YogaVarīyān17:115:11 PMParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:342:34 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra30:46 06:466:46 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 329
Day length
9 h 51 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
16:144:14 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM08:438:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:456:45 AM07:597:59 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:456:45 AM07:247:24 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:247:24 AM08:048:04 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:438:43 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:139:13 AM10:2610:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:4310:43 AM12:1612:16 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3912:39 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5412:54 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:364:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:364:36 PM18:296:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:364:36 PM17:045:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:364:36 PM18:016:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:512:51+1 AM28:234:23+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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