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November 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Kṛṣṇa to Kārtika KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 21 November 2012 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5010:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2310:23 AM.

Observed here on this day

Durgā Navamī

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

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2310:23 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 97° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:277:27 PM–21:059:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:228:22 AM–09:369:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:369:36 AM–11:1411:14 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:5010:50 AM–12:0412:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4411:44 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0412:04 PM–13:181:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha07:087:08 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Amṛta08:228:22 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Kāla09:369:36 AM–10:5010:50 AMavoid
Śubha10:5010:50 AM–12:0412:04 PMgood
Roga12:0412:04 PM–13:181:18 PMavoid
Udvega13:181:18 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Cara14:322:32 PM–15:463:46 PMneutral
Lābha15:463:46 PM–17:005:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:005:00 PM–18:466:46 PMavoid
Śubha18:466:46 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Amṛta20:328:32 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Cara22:1810:18 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0412:04 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:501:50 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:373:37 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Udvega29:235:23 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:097:09 AM+1

07:087:08 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:2310:23 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 26:502:50 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 22:3010:30 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:2310:23 AM
Bālavauntil 22:2610:26 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0412:04 PM–13:181:18 PM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:181:18 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī10:2310:23 AMNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā26:50 02:502:50 AM ThuPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyāghāta22:3010:30 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBava10:2310:23 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 787
Day length
9 h 53 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:5712:57 PM
Moonset
24:5512:55 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:369:36 AM11:1411:14 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5010:50 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0412:04 PM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:005:00 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:005:00 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:005:00 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:277:27 PM21:059:05 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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