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October 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 11 October 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:3212:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3812:38 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:586:58 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3812:38 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 276° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 276° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–06:586:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:553:55 PM–17:355:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:166:16 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:166:16 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:238:23 AM–09:489:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1211:12 AM–12:3712:37 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:001:00 PM–13:451:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:022:02 PM–15:273:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:153:15 PM–16:014:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:572:57+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMa 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

Amṛta06:586:58 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Kāla08:238:23 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Śubha09:489:48 AM–11:1211:12 AMgood
Roga11:1211:12 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Udvega12:3712:37 PM–14:022:02 PMavoid
Cara14:022:02 PM–15:273:27 PMneutral
Lābha15:273:27 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Amṛta16:514:51 PM–18:166:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:166:16 PM–19:527:52 PMneutral
Roga19:527:52 PM–21:279:27 PMavoid
Kāla21:279:27 PM–23:0211:02 PMavoid
Lābha23:0211:02 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3812:38+1 AM–26:132:13+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:132:13+1 AM–27:483:48+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:483:48+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMgood
Cara29:245:24+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:586:58 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

06:586:58 AM sunrise18:166:16 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:3812:38 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 18:256:25 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 16:204:20 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:3812:38 PM
Taitilauntil 24:5912:59+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:238:23 AM–09:489:48 AM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–13:001:00 PM
Pradoṣa 18:166:16 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:489:48 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 18 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī12:3812:38 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu18:256:25 PMPuṣya
YogaŚiva16:204:20 PMSiddha
KaraṇaKaulava12:3812:38 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 770
Day length
11 h 18 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
24:2012:20+1 AM
Moonset
14:452:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM06:586:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM06:586:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:586:58 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:489:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1211:12 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:451:45 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:022:02 PM15:273:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:153:15 PM16:014:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:553:55 PM17:355:35 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:166:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:166:16 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:166:16 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:166:16 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:572:57+1 AM28:404:40+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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