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September 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa to Bhādrapada KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 16 September 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Bhādrapada Śukla Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 09:449:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2410:24 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṇeśa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2410:24 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

13:081:08 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:081:08 PM
At noon, 13:081:08 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 37° ahead of it, in Svātī, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 37° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:321:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:113:11 PM–16:014:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:197:19 PM–19:427:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:197:19 PM–20:298:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:563:56 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:298:29 AM–10:0210:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3511:35 AM–13:071:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:321:32 PM–14:222:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:402:40 PM–16:134:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:014:01 PM–16:504:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:016:01 PM–19:407:40 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

Amṛta06:566:56 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Kāla08:298:29 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Śubha10:0210:02 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Roga11:3511:35 AM–13:071:07 PMavoid
Udvega13:071:07 PM–14:402:40 PMavoid
Cara14:402:40 PM–16:134:13 PMneutral
Lābha16:134:13 PM–17:465:46 PMgood
Amṛta17:465:46 PM–19:197:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:197:19 PM–20:468:46 PMneutral
Roga20:468:46 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Kāla22:1310:13 PM–23:4111:41 PMavoid
Lābha23:4111:41 PM–25:081:08 AM+1good
Udvega25:081:08 AM+1–26:352:35 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:352:35 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1good
Amṛta28:024:02 AM+1–29:305:30 AM+1good
Cara29:305:30 AM+1–30:576:57 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57 AM+1

06:566:56 AM sunrise19:197:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 10:2410:24 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 12:1412:14 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 29:595:59 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:2410:24 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:3310:33 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:298:29 AM–10:0210:02 AM
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:321:32 PM
Pradoṣa 19:197:19 PM–20:528:52 PM
Niśītha 24:4412:44 AM+1–25:321:32 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. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0210:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:321:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:528:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:321:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā10:2410:24 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraCitrā12:1412:14 PMSvātī
YogaIndra29:59 05:595:59 AM TueVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara10:2410:24 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:57 06:576:57 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 877
Day length
12 h 23 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
09:549:54 AM
Moonset
21:109:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:298:29 AM10:0210:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:5311:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM13:071:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:321:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4312:43 PM13:311:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:321:32 PM14:222:22 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:222:22 PM16:504:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:402:40 PM16:134:13 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:113:11 PM16:014:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:014:01 PM16:504:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:504:50 PM19:197:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:016:01 PM19:407:40 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:197:19 PM20:528:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:197:19 PM19:427:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:197:19 PM20:298:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4412:44 AM+125:321:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:563:56 AM+129:365:36 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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