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October 2020 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseAdhika Āśvina Śukla to Āśvina ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 24 October 2020 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:279:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:299:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mahānavamī

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

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:299:29 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 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 muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:275:27 PM–17:535:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:275:27 PM–18:466:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:136:13 PM–19:547:54 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:376:37 AM–07:587:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:376:37 AM–07:207:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:207:20 AM–08:048:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:098:09 AM–09:509:50 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:209:20 AM–10:4110:41 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:231:23 PM–14:452:45 PMYama’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

Kāla06:376:37 AM–07:587:58 AMavoid
Śubha07:587:58 AM–09:209:20 AMgood
Roga09:209:20 AM–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Udvega10:4110:41 AM–12:0212:02 PMavoid
Cara12:0212:02 PM–13:231:23 PMneutral
Lābha13:231:23 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Amṛta14:452:45 PM–16:064:06 PMgood
Kāla16:064:06 PM–17:275:27 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:275:27 PM–19:067:06 PMgood
Udvega19:067:06 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Śubha20:458:45 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Amṛta22:2410:24 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Cara24:0312:03 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1neutral
Roga25:411:41 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:203:20 AM+1–28:594:59 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:594:59 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38 AM+1

06:376:37 AM sunrise17:275:27 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 09:299:29 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 29:085:08 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 27:113:11 AM+1
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:299:29 AM
Bālavauntil 21:469:46 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:209:20 AM–10:4110:41 AM
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Pradoṣa 17:275:27 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. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4110:41 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī09:299:29 AMNavamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa29:08 05:085:08 AM SunDhaniṣṭhā
YogaŚūla27:11 03:113:11 AM SunGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava09:299:29 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:38 06:386:38 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 681
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
14:152:15 PM
Moonset
24:0712:07 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:376:37 AM07:587:58 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:376:37 AM07:207:20 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:207:20 AM08:048:04 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:098:09 AM09:509:50 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:209:20 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:173:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:173:17 PM17:275:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:275:27 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:275:27 PM17:535:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:275:27 PM18:466:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:136:13 PM19:547:54 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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