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October 1973 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 18 October 1973 · Beijing, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 21:409:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:327:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Ahoyī Aṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:358:35 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBeijing12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 260° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 59% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 260° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:315:31 PM–17:575:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:315:31 PM–18:496:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:286:28 AM–07:517:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:139:13 AM–10:3610:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0910:09 AM–10:5310:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:221:22 PM–14:452:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:342:34 PM–15:183:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:389:38 PM–23:0911:09 PMa 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

Śubha06:286:28 AM–07:517:51 AMgood
Roga07:517:51 AM–09:139:13 AMavoid
Udvega09:139:13 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Cara10:3610:36 AM–11:5911:59 AMneutral
Lābha11:5911:59 AM–13:221:22 PMgood
Amṛta13:221:22 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Kāla14:452:45 PM–16:084:08 PMavoid
Śubha16:084:08 PM–17:315:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:315:31 PM–19:087:08 PMgood
Cara19:087:08 PM–20:468:46 PMneutral
Roga20:468:46 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Kāla22:2310:23 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0012:00+1 AM–25:371:37+1 AMgood
Udvega25:371:37+1 AM–27:143:14+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:143:14+1 AM–28:514:51+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:514:51+1 AM–30:296:29+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29+1 AM

06:286:28 AM sunrise17:315:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 19:327:32 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 10:1710:17 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 19:107:10 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:358:35 AM
Bavauntil 19:327:32 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:221:22 PM–14:452:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:315:31 PM–19:157:15 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+1 AM

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. SunriseSaptamī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:452:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 04 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:157:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  9. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī19:327:32 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā10:1710:17 AMPunarvasu
YogaŚiva19:107:10 PMSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:358:35 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:29 06:296:29 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 508
Day length
11 h 04 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
22:4710:47 PM
Moonset
12:4612:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:286:28 AM07:517:51 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:139:13 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0910:09 AM10:5310:53 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:221:22 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:342:34 PM15:183:18 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:315:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:315:31 PM19:157:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:315:31 PM17:575:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:315:31 PM18:496:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:389:38 PM23:0911:09 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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