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October 1961 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 31 October 1961 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:483:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:156:15 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Ahoyī Aṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

06:446:44 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:546:54 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 268° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 268° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:446:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:272:27 PM–16:144:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:195:19 PM–17:465:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:195:19 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:518:51 AM–09:339:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:239:23 AM–10:4210:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0212:02 PM–13:211:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:402:40 PM–16:004:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4210:42 PM–23:3511:35 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

Roga06:446:44 AM–08:038:03 AMavoid
Udvega08:038:03 AM–09:239:23 AMavoid
Cara09:239:23 AM–10:4210:42 AMneutral
Lābha10:4210:42 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Amṛta12:0212:02 PM–13:211:21 PMgood
Kāla13:211:21 PM–14:402:40 PMavoid
Śubha14:402:40 PM–16:004:00 PMgood
Roga16:004:00 PM–17:195:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:195:19 PM–19:007:00 PMavoid
Lābha19:007:00 PM–20:418:41 PMgood
Udvega20:418:41 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Śubha22:2110:21 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0212:02 AM+1–25:431:43 AM+1good
Cara25:431:43 AM+1–27:243:24 AM+1neutral
Roga27:243:24 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:045:04 AM+1–30:456:45 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45 AM+1

06:446:44 AM sunrise17:195:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 30:156:15 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 21:369:36 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 06:546:54 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:584:58 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:156:15 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:402:40 PM–16:004:00 PM
Pradoṣa 17:195:19 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:004:00 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī30:15 06:156:15 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya21:369:36 PMĀśleṣā
YogaSādhya06:546:54 AMŚubha
KaraṇaBālava16:584:58 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2018
Śaka
1883
Kali
5062
Ahargaṇa
1 849 138
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
23:3911:39 PM
Moonset
13:081:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:446:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:446:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:446:44 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:518:51 AM09:339:33 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:239:23 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:272:27 PM16:144:14 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:402:40 PM16:004:00 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM17:195:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:195:19 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:195:19 PM17:465:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:195:19 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4210:42 PM23:3511:35 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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