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

Wednesday 27 October 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:061:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3212:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gopāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī covers 21 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoDurgā Navamī determinate

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3212:32 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:295:29 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:565:56 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:542:54 PM–16:284:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:525:52 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:525:52 PM–19:127:12 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:368:36 AM–09:559:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1511:15 AM–12:3412:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1312:13 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3412:34 PM–13:541:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:005:00 AM+1–30:326:32 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

Lābha07:177:17 AM–08:368:36 AMgood
Amṛta08:368:36 AM–09:559:55 AMgood
Kāla09:559:55 AM–11:1511:15 AMavoid
Śubha11:1511:15 AM–12:3412:34 PMgood
Roga12:3412:34 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Udvega13:541:54 PM–15:133:13 PMavoid
Cara15:133:13 PM–16:324:32 PMneutral
Lābha16:324:32 PM–17:525:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:525:52 PM–19:337:33 PMavoid
Śubha19:337:33 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Amṛta21:139:13 PM–22:5410:54 PMgood
Cara22:5410:54 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1neutral
Roga24:3512:35 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:162:16 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:563:56 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1good
Udvega29:375:37 AM+1–31:187:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:187:18 AM+1

07:177:17 AM sunrise17:525:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:3212:32 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 25:101:10 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 18:336:33 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:3212:32 PM
Bālavauntil 23:5811:58 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3412:34 PM–13:541:54 PM
Pradoṣa 17:525:52 PM–19:397:39 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11 AM+1–24:5912:59 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 13:541:54 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:397:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī12:3212:32 PMNavamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa25:10 01:101:10 AM ThuDhaniṣṭhā
YogaŚūla18:336:33 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava12:3212:32 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:18 07:187:18 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 786
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
14:302:30 PM
Moonset
24:4312:43 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:295:29 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:295:29 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:565:56 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:249:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:368:36 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:249:24 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:3412:34 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1312:13 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3412:34 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:542:54 PM16:284:28 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM17:525:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:525:52 PM19:397:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:525:52 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:525:52 PM19:127:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11 AM+124:5912:59 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:005:00 AM+130:326:32 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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