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August 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 14 August 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Dvādaśī

Budhavāra. Dvādaśī began at 00:0412:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0212:02+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Dāmodara Dvādaśī

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

At sunrise

05:225:22 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:256:25 AM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 138° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 138° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

06:036:03 AM–08:058:05 AM Once hari vāsara, the first quarter of dvādaśī, is over, within prātaḥkāla. Putradā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:404:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:204:20 AM–05:225:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:183:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:556:55 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:556:55 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:142:14+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:047:04 AM–08:458:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2710:27 AM–12:0912:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4211:42 AM–12:3612:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0912:09 PM–13:501:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:204:20 PM–17:595:59 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

Lābha05:225:22 AM–07:047:04 AMgood
Amṛta07:047:04 AM–08:458:45 AMgood
Kāla08:458:45 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Śubha10:2710:27 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Roga12:0912:09 PM–13:501:50 PMavoid
Udvega13:501:50 PM–15:323:32 PMavoid
Cara15:323:32 PM–17:135:13 PMneutral
Lābha17:135:13 PM–18:556:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:556:55 PM–20:148:14 PMavoid
Śubha20:148:14 PM–21:329:32 PMgood
Amṛta21:329:32 PM–22:5110:51 PMgood
Cara22:5110:51 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0912:09+1 AM–25:281:28+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:281:28+1 AM–26:462:46+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:462:46+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMgood
Udvega28:054:05+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:225:22 AM to 29:235:23+1 AM

05:225:22 AM sunrise18:556:55 PM sunsetsunrise 29:235:23+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 24:0212:02+1 AM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 06:256:25 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 09:389:38 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:0012:00 PM
Bālavauntil 24:0212:02+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0912:09 PM–13:501:50 PM
Pradoṣa 18:556:55 PM–20:198:19 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33+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. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  3. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:501:50 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:198:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī24:02 00:0212:02 AM ThuTrayodaśī
NakṣatraMūla06:256:25 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaViṣkambha09:389:38 AMPrīti
KaraṇaBava12:0012:00 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:23 05:235:23 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 390
Day length
13 h 33 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
16:184:18 PM
Moonset
26:502:50+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:225:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:404:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:204:20 AM05:225:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:225:22 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:458:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:183:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:556:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:204:20 PM17:595:59 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:556:55 PM20:198:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:556:55 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:556:55 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:142:14+1 AM27:533:53+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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