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October 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 29 October 1968 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:289:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:008:00 AM.

Observed here on this day

Akṣaya Navamī · Amla Navami

Navamī covers 135 of 213 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

AlsoDurgā Navamī determinate

At sunrise

06:426:42 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:187:18 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:426:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:556:55 AM–08:288:28 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:215:21 PM–17:485:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:215:21 PM–18:426:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:406:40 AM+1–32:168:16 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:508:50 AM–09:329:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:229:22 AM–10:4210:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0212:02 PM–13:221:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:422:42 PM–16:014:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:049:04 PM–22:4010:40 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • 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

Roga06:426:42 AM–08:028:02 AMavoid
Udvega08:028:02 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Cara09:229:22 AM–10:4210:42 AMneutral
Lābha10:4210:42 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Amṛta12:0212:02 PM–13:221:22 PMgood
Kāla13:221:22 PM–14:422:42 PMavoid
Śubha14:422:42 PM–16:014:01 PMgood
Roga16:014:01 PM–17:215:21 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:215:21 PM–19:027:02 PMavoid
Lābha19:027:02 PM–20:428:42 PMgood
Udvega20:428:42 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Śubha22:2210:22 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0212:02 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1good
Cara25:421:42 AM+1–27:233:23 AM+1neutral
Roga27:233:23 AM+1–29:035:03 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:035:03 AM+1–30:436:43 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43 AM+1

06:426:42 AM sunrise17:215:21 PM sunsetsunrise 30:436:43 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:008:00 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 17:045:04 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 07:187:18 AM
Gaṇḍauntil 29:245:24 AM+1
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:008:00 AM
Bālavauntil 19:297:29 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:422:42 PM–16:014:01 PM
Pradoṣa 17:215:21 PM–19:087:08 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. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:014:01 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 39 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:087:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:008:00 AMNavamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa17:045:04 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaŚūla07:187:18 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava08:008:00 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:43 06:436:43 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 693
Day length
10 h 39 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
14:162:16 PM
Moonset
24:2012:20 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:426:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:426:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:426:42 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:556:55 AM08:288:28 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:508:50 AM09:329:32 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:229:22 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 PM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:133:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:422:42 PM16:014:01 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:133:13 PM17:215:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:215:21 PM19:087:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:215:21 PM17:485:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:215:21 PM18:426:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:049:04 PM22:4010:40 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:406:40 AM+132:168:16 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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