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August 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 25 August 1971 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Bhādrapada Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 08:208:20 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5010:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Ṛṣi Pañcamī

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the authorities the rule cites disagree. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:315:31 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5010:50 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Citrā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:024:02 AM–04:474:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:244:24 AM–05:315:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:416:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:131:13 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:077:07 AM–08:438:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1910:19 AM–11:5511:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3011:30 AM–12:2112:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5511:55 AM–13:311:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:252:25 PM–16:134:13 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

Lābha05:315:31 AM–07:077:07 AMgood
Amṛta07:077:07 AM–08:438:43 AMgood
Kāla08:438:43 AM–10:1910:19 AMavoid
Śubha10:1910:19 AM–11:5511:55 AMgood
Roga11:5511:55 AM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Udvega13:311:31 PM–15:073:07 PMavoid
Cara15:073:07 PM–16:434:43 PMneutral
Lābha16:434:43 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:196:19 PM–19:437:43 PMavoid
Śubha19:437:43 PM–21:079:07 PMgood
Amṛta21:079:07 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Cara22:3110:31 PM–23:5511:55 PMneutral
Roga23:5511:55 PM–25:191:19 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:191:19 AM+1–26:442:44 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:442:44 AM+1–28:084:08 AM+1good
Udvega28:084:08 AM+1–29:325:32 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:315:31 AM to 29:325:32 AM+1

05:315:31 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:325:32 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 10:5010:50 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 15:483:48 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:5010:50 AM
Bavauntil 24:0412:04 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5511:55 AM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1

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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:311:31 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī10:5010:50 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraCitrāpast sunriseSvātī
YogaŚubha15:483:48 PMŚukla
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:5010:50 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:32 05:325:32 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 723
Day length
12 h 48 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
09:079:07 AM
Moonset
20:348:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:024:02 AM05:315:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:024:02 AM04:474:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:244:24 AM05:315:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:315:31 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:077:07 AM08:438:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1910:19 AM11:5511:55 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5511:55 AM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:252:25 PM16:134:13 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:416:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:131:13 AM+127:013:01 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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