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October 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 28 October 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:3911:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4211:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gopāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

05:475:47 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:539:53 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 11 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:104:10 AM–04:584:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:475:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4211:42 PM–25:191:19+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:167:16 AM–08:468:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1510:15 AM–11:4511:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2111:21 AM–12:0812:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4511:45 AM–13:141:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:571:57 PM–15:343:34 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

Lābha05:475:47 AM–07:167:16 AMgood
Amṛta07:167:16 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Kāla08:468:46 AM–10:1510:15 AMavoid
Śubha10:1510:15 AM–11:4511:45 AMgood
Roga11:4511:45 AM–13:141:14 PMavoid
Udvega13:141:14 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Cara14:442:44 PM–16:134:13 PMneutral
Lābha16:134:13 PM–17:435:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:435:43 PM–19:137:13 PMavoid
Śubha19:137:13 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Amṛta20:448:44 PM–22:1410:14 PMgood
Cara22:1410:14 PM–23:4511:45 PMneutral
Roga23:4511:45 PM–25:151:15+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:151:15+1 AM–26:462:46+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:462:46+1 AM–28:164:16+1 AMgood
Udvega28:164:16+1 AM–29:475:47+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:475:47 AM to 29:475:47+1 AM

05:475:47 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 29:475:47+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:4211:42 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 09:539:53 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 25:221:22+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:4611:46 AM
Bavauntil 23:4211:42 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4511:45 AM–13:141:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09+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. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:141:14 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 56 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī23:4211:42 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā09:539:53 AMŚravaṇa
YogaŚūla25:22 01:221:22 AM ThuGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:4611:46 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:47 05:475:47 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 649
Day length
11 h 56 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
12:1012:10 PM
Moonset
24:1912:19+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:104:10 AM05:475:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:104:10 AM04:584:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:475:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:475:47 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:167:16 AM08:468:46 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:3310:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1510:15 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4511:45 AM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:571:57 PM15:343:34 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4211:42 PM25:191:19+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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