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August 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 23 August 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 08:478:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2310:23 AM.

Observed here on this day

Hala Ṣaṣṭhī

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

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2310:23 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:5812:58 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5812:58 PM
At noon, 12:5812:58 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 241° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 74% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 241° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:494:49 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3112:31 PM–13:251:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:133:13 PM–16:074:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:144:14 PM–18:006:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:427:42 PM–20:038:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:427:42 PM–20:458:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5812:58 PM–14:392:39 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika16:204:20 PM–18:016:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:545:54 PM–18:486:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:016:01 PM–19:427:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:467:46 PM–21:329:32 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

Udvega06:136:13 AM–07:547:54 AMavoid
Cara07:547:54 AM–09:359:35 AMneutral
Lābha09:359:35 AM–11:1711:17 AMgood
Amṛta11:1711:17 AM–12:5812:58 PMgood
Kāla12:5812:58 PM–14:392:39 PMavoid
Śubha14:392:39 PM–16:204:20 PMgood
Roga16:204:20 PM–18:016:01 PMavoid
Udvega18:016:01 PM–19:427:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha19:427:42 PM–21:019:01 PMgood
Amṛta21:019:01 PM–22:2010:20 PMgood
Cara22:2010:20 PM–23:3911:39 PMneutral
Roga23:3911:39 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:5812:58+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:172:17+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMgood
Udvega27:363:36+1 AM–28:554:55+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:554:55+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:146:14+1 AM

06:136:13 AM sunrise19:427:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 10:2310:23 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 24:1012:10+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 11:1911:19 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:2310:23 AM
Garauntil 23:2211:22 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3112:31 PM–13:251:25 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:016:01 PM–19:427:42 PM
Pradoṣa 19:427:42 PM–21:079:07 PM
Niśītha 24:3412:34+1 AM–25:221:22+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:251:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 19:427:42 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 29 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:079:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:221:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī10:2310:23 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraAśvinī24:10 00:1012:10 AM MonBharaṇī
YogaGaṇḍa11:1911:19 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaTaitila10:2310:23 AMGara
VāraRavivāra30:14 06:146:14 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 338
Day length
13 h 29 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
22:3110:31 PM
Moonset
11:1711:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:494:49 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:494:49 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:251:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3412:34 PM13:221:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5812:58 PM14:392:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM17:005:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:133:13 PM16:074:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:144:14 PM18:006:00 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:204:20 PM18:016:01 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:005:00 PM19:427:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:545:54 PM18:486:48 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:016:01 PM19:427:42 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk19:427:42 PM21:079:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:427:42 PM20:038:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:427:42 PM20:458:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:467:46 PM21:329:32 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3412:34+1 AM25:221:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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