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October 2008 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 30 October 2008 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Kārtika Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 07:147:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:498:49 AM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

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

At sunrise

06:436:43 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:498:49 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

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 13° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 13° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:436:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:413:41 PM–17:265:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:205:20 PM–17:475:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:205:20 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:436:43 AM–08:038:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:229:22 AM–10:4210:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1510:15 AM–10:5810:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:211:21 PM–14:412:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:302:30 PM–15:123:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:475:47 AM+1–31:347:34 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

Śubha06:436:43 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Roga08:038:03 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Udvega09:229:22 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Cara10:4210:42 AM–12:0212:02 PMneutral
Lābha12:0212:02 PM–13:211:21 PMgood
Amṛta13:211:21 PM–14:412:41 PMgood
Kāla14:412:41 PM–16:004:00 PMavoid
Śubha16:004:00 PM–17:205:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:205:20 PM–19:007:00 PMgood
Cara19:007:00 PM–20:418:41 PMneutral
Roga20:418:41 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Kāla22:2210:22 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0212:02 AM+1–25:431:43 AM+1good
Udvega25:431:43 AM+1–27:233:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:233:23 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1good
Amṛta29:045:04 AM+1–30:446:44 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:436:43 AM to 30:446:44 AM+1

06:436:43 AM sunrise17:205:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:446:44 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 08:498:49 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 25:201:20 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 12:3012:30 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:498:49 AM
Bālavauntil 21:459:45 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:211:21 PM–14:412:41 PM
Pradoṣa 17:205:20 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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:412:41 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā08:498:49 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā25:20 01:201:20 AM FriAnurādhā
YogaĀyuṣmān12:3012:30 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBava08:498:49 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:44 06:446:44 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 304
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
08:018:01 AM
Moonset
17:375:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:436:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:436:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:436:43 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:436:43 AM08:038:03 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:229:22 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1510:15 AM10:5810:58 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:211:21 PM14:412:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:302:30 PM15:123:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM17:205:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:413:41 PM17:265:26 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:205:20 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:205:20 PM17:475:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:205:20 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:475:47 AM+131:347:34 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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