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October 1990 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 24 October 1990 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Kārtika Śukla Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 08:188:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5710:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī · Chhath

Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5710:57 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 60° ahead of it, in Mūla, 25% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 60° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:095:09 PM–18:586:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:285:28 PM–17:545:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:285:28 PM–18:476:47 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:587:58 AM–09:199:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4110:41 AM–12:0212:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4011:40 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0212:02 PM–13:241:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:3410:34 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:366:36 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Amṛta07:587:58 AM–09:199:19 AMgood
Kāla09:199:19 AM–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Śubha10:4110:41 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Roga12:0212:02 PM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Udvega13:241:24 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Cara14:452:45 PM–16:074:07 PMneutral
Lābha16:074:07 PM–17:285:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:285:28 PM–19:077:07 PMavoid
Śubha19:077:07 PM–20:458:45 PMgood
Amṛta20:458:45 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Cara22:2410:24 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0312:03 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:411:41 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:203:20 AM+1–28:594:59 AM+1good
Udvega28:594:59 AM+1–30:376:37 AM+1avoid

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
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 10:5710:57 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 23:1511:15 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:5710:57 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:1412:14 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0212:02 PM–13:241:24 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. SunrisePañcamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:241:24 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 52 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī10:5710:57 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMūla24:23 00:2312:23 AM ThuPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa23:1511:15 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava10:5710:57 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:37 06:376:37 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2047
Śaka
1912
Kali
5091
Ahargaṇa
1 859 723
Day length
10 h 52 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
11:4811:48 AM
Moonset
20:588:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:587:58 AM09:199:19 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:285:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:095:09 PM18:586:58 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:285:28 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:285:28 PM17:545:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:285:28 PM18:476:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3410:34 PM24:2312:23 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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