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October 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 28 October 2000 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Kārtika Śukla Pratipadā

Śanivāra. Pratipadā began at 13:581:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:431:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Govardhana Pūjā

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

AlsoDyūta Pratipad determinate

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:357:35 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 11 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 11° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 11° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1711:17 PM–24:5612:56+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:286:28 AM–07:577:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:286:28 AM–07:157:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:157:15 AM–08:038:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:221:22 PM–15:013:01 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 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

Kāla06:286:28 AM–07:577:57 AMavoid
Śubha07:577:57 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Roga09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AMavoid
Udvega10:5510:55 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Cara12:2412:24 PM–13:541:54 PMneutral
Lābha13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 PMgood
Amṛta15:233:23 PM–16:524:52 PMgood
Kāla16:524:52 PM–18:216:21 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:216:21 PM–19:527:52 PMgood
Udvega19:527:52 PM–21:239:23 PMavoid
Śubha21:239:23 PM–22:5410:54 PMgood
Amṛta22:5410:54 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMgood
Cara24:2412:24+1 AM–25:551:55+1 AMneutral
Roga25:551:55+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:263:26+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:574:57+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 13:431:43 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 07:357:35 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 22:5510:55 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:431:43 PM
Bālavauntil 25:481:48+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AM
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5510:55 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 53 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā13:431:43 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī07:357:35 AMViśākhā
YogaĀyuṣmān22:5510:55 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBava13:431:43 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:28 06:286:28 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 380
Day length
11 h 53 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:127:12 AM
Moonset
19:197:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:286:28 AM07:577:57 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:286:28 AM07:157:15 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:157:15 AM08:038:03 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:5510:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:221:22 PM15:013:01 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:541:54 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1711:17 PM24:5612:56+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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