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Thursday 15 August 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 15:343:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:515:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:306:30 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:515:51 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

13:171:17 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:171:17 PM
At noon, 13:171:17 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 10° ahead of it, in Maghā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 10° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:306:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5012:50 PM–13:441:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:333:33 PM–16:274:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:477:47 PM–21:359:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:048:04 PM–20:258:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:048:04 PM–21:079:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:306:30 AM–08:128:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:049:04 AM–10:5110:51 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:549:54 AM–11:3511:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0211:02 AM–11:5611:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:592:59 PM–16:404:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:274:27 PM–17:215:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha06:306:30 AM–08:128:12 AMgood
Roga08:128:12 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Udvega09:549:54 AM–11:3511:35 AMavoid
Cara11:3511:35 AM–13:171:17 PMneutral
Lābha13:171:17 PM–14:592:59 PMgood
Amṛta14:592:59 PM–16:404:40 PMgood
Kāla16:404:40 PM–18:226:22 PMavoid
Śubha18:226:22 PM–20:048:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:048:04 PM–21:229:22 PMgood
Cara21:229:22 PM–22:4110:41 PMneutral
Roga22:4110:41 PM–23:5911:59 PMavoid
Kāla23:5911:59 PM–25:181:18 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:181:18 AM+1–26:362:36 AM+1good
Udvega26:362:36 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:543:54 AM+1–29:135:13 AM+1good
Amṛta29:135:13 AM+1–30:316:31 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31 AM+1

06:306:30 AM sunrise20:048:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 17:515:51 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 22:2810:28 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 23:5611:56 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:515:51 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5012:50 PM–13:441:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:592:59 PM–16:404:40 PM
Pradoṣa 20:048:04 PM–21:279:27 PM
Niśītha 24:5412:54 AM+1–25:421:42 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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:441:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:404:40 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:279:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  9. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:421:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā17:515:51 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMaghā22:2810:28 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaParigha23:5611:56 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBava17:515:51 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:31 06:316:31 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 845
Day length
13 h 33 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
07:177:17 AM
Moonset
20:228:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:306:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:285:28 AM06:306:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:306:30 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:306:30 AM08:128:12 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:049:04 AM10:5110:51 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:5611:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:3511:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0211:02 AM11:5611:56 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:441:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5312:53 PM13:411:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:382:38 PM17:215:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:592:59 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:333:33 PM16:274:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:274:27 PM17:215:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:215:21 PM20:048:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:477:47 PM21:359:35 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:048:04 PM21:279:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:048:04 PM20:258:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:048:04 PM21:079:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5412:54 AM+125:421:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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