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July 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseAdhika Āṣāḍha Śukla to Āṣāḍha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 17 July 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Āṣāḍha Śukla Dvitīyā

Budhavāra. Dvitīyā began at 02:392:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:065:06 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Rathayātrā

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

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4510:45 AM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

13:191:19 PM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:191:19 PM
At noon, 13:191:19 PM, the Sun is in Punarvasu and the Moon 17° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 17° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:295:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:433:43 PM–16:404:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:308:30 PM–20:498:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:308:30 PM–21:289:28 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:557:55 AM–09:439:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3111:31 AM–13:191:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5012:50 PM–13:481:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:191:19 PM–15:073:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:091:09 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:086:08 AM–07:557:55 AMgood
Amṛta07:557:55 AM–09:439:43 AMgood
Kāla09:439:43 AM–11:3111:31 AMavoid
Śubha11:3111:31 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Roga13:191:19 PM–15:073:07 PMavoid
Udvega15:073:07 PM–16:554:55 PMavoid
Cara16:554:55 PM–18:426:42 PMneutral
Lābha18:426:42 PM–20:308:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:308:30 PM–21:429:42 PMavoid
Śubha21:429:42 PM–22:5510:55 PMgood
Amṛta22:5510:55 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Cara24:0712:07 AM+1–25:191:19 AM+1neutral
Roga25:191:19 AM+1–26:322:32 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:322:32 AM+1–27:443:44 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:443:44 AM+1–28:564:56 AM+1good
Udvega28:564:56 AM+1–30:086:08 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:086:08 AM+1

06:086:08 AM sunrise20:308:30 PM sunsetsunrise 30:086:08 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 29:065:06 AM+1
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 10:4510:45 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 15:083:08 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:533:53 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:065:06 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:191:19 PM–15:073:07 PM
Pradoṣa 20:308:30 PM–21:479:47 PM
Niśītha 24:5512:55 AM+1–25:431:43 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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:073:07 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 22 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:479:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:431:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā29:06 05:065:06 AM ThuTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPuṣya10:4510:45 AMĀśleṣā
YogaVajra15:083:08 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava15:533:53 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:08 06:086:08 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āṣāḍha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 816
Day length
14 h 22 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
07:337:33 AM
Moonset
21:139:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:295:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:557:55 AM09:439:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:5311:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3111:31 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:481:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5512:55 PM13:431:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:191:19 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:452:45 PM17:385:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:433:43 PM16:404:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:385:38 PM20:308:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:308:30 PM21:479:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:308:30 PM20:498:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:308:30 PM21:289:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5512:55 AM+125:431:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:091:09 AM+126:572:57 AM+1sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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