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October 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 24 October 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:212:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:381:38 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Ahoyī Aṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:042:04 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:445:44 AM
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2412:24 PM
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:342:34 PM
  • Godhūli17:285:28 PM–17:545:54 PM
  • Amṛta kāla23:4511:45 PM–25:211:21 AM+1

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:366:36 AM–07:587:58 AM
  • Gulika09:199:19 AM–10:4110:41 AM
  • Durmuhūrta10:1410:14 AM–10:5710:57 AM
  • Rāhu kāla13:241:24 PM–14:452:45 PM
  • Varjya14:132:13 PM–15:493:49 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:342:34 PM–15:183:18 PM

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

Śubha06:366:36 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Roga07:587:58 AM–09:199:19 AMavoid
Udvega09:199:19 AM–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Cara10:4110:41 AM–12:0212:02 PMneutral
Lābha12:0212:02 PM–13:241:24 PMgood
Amṛta13:241:24 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Kāla14:452:45 PM–16:064:06 PMavoid
Śubha16:064:06 PM–17:285:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:285:28 PM–19:077:07 PMgood
Cara19:077:07 PM–20:458:45 PMneutral
Roga20:458:45 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Kāla22:2410:24 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0312:03 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1good
Udvega25:411:41 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:203:20 AM+1–28:594:59 AM+1good
Amṛta28:594:59 AM+1–30:376:37 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:376:37 AM+1

06:366:36 AM sunrise17:285:28 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:381:38 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 30:076:07 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 27:243:24 AM+1
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:042:04 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:381:38 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:241:24 PM–14:452:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:285:28 PM–19:137:13 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:452:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 51 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī25:38 01:381:38 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya30:07 06:076:07 AM FriĀśleṣā
YogaSādhya27:24 03:243:24 AM FriŚubha
KaraṇaBālava14:042:04 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:37 06:376:37 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 461
Day length
10 h 51 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
23:5211:52 PM
Moonset
13:021:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:514:51 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla06:366:36 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa06:366:36 AM07:587:58 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgava08:478:47 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika09:199:19 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrta10:1410:14 AM10:5710:57 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:4011:40 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:071:07 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla13:241:24 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijaya13:511:51 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjya14:132:13 PM15:493:49 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrta14:342:34 PM15:183:18 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:183:18 PM17:285:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:285:28 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:285:28 PM17:545:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:285:28 PM18:476:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kāla23:4511:45 PM25:211:21 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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