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October 1976 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 23 October 1976 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Kārtika Śukla Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 00:1012:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 20:268:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Govardhana Pūjā

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

AlsoBali Pūjā determinateDyūta Pratipad determinate

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1810:18 AM

Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 7° ahead of it, in Svātī, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 7° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:535:53 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1312:13 PM–12:5612:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:561:56 PM–15:203:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:565:56 PM–18:236:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:565:56 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:137:13 AM–08:338:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:137:13 AM–07:567:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:567:56 AM–08:398:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:549:54 AM–11:1411:14 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:551:55 PM–15:163:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:352:35+1 AM–28:004:00+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

Kāla07:137:13 AM–08:338:33 AMavoid
Śubha08:338:33 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Roga09:549:54 AM–11:1411:14 AMavoid
Udvega11:1411:14 AM–12:3512:35 PMavoid
Cara12:3512:35 PM–13:551:55 PMneutral
Lābha13:551:55 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Amṛta15:163:16 PM–16:364:36 PMgood
Kāla16:364:36 PM–17:565:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:565:56 PM–19:367:36 PMgood
Udvega19:367:36 PM–21:169:16 PMavoid
Śubha21:169:16 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Amṛta22:5610:56 PM–24:3512:35+1 AMgood
Cara24:3512:35+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMneutral
Roga26:152:15+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:553:55+1 AM–29:345:34+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:345:34+1 AM–31:147:14+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:147:14+1 AM

07:137:13 AM sunrise17:565:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 20:268:26 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 21:399:39 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 20:448:44 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kiṃstughnauntil 10:1810:18 AM
Bavauntil 20:268:26 PM
Bālavauntil 30:366:36+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:549:54 AM–11:1411:14 AM
Abhijit 12:1312:13 PM–12:5612:56 PM
Pradoṣa 17:565:56 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11+1 AM–24:5912:59+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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1411:14 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5612:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā20:268:26 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī21:399:39 PMViśākhā
YogaPrīti20:448:44 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaKiṃstughna10:1810:18 AMBava
VāraŚanivāra31:14 07:147:14 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 609
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:437:43 AM
Moonset
18:216:21 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:535:53 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:137:13 AM08:338:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:137:13 AM07:567:56 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:567:56 AM08:398:39 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:1411:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1312:13 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM15:483:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:551:55 PM15:163:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:561:56 PM15:203:20 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:483:48 PM17:565:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:565:56 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:565:56 PM18:236:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:565:56 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11+1 AM24:5912:59+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:352:35+1 AM28:004:00+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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