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October 2014 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 15 October 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 10:1910:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4611:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Ahoyī Aṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:198:19 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 11 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 264° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 264° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:555:55 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:555:55 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:277:27 AM–08:578:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2710:27 AM–11:5611:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3211:32 AM–12:2012:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:261:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:329:32 PM–23:1811:18 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

Lābha05:575:57 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Amṛta07:277:27 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Kāla08:578:57 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Śubha10:2710:27 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Roga11:5611:56 AM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Udvega13:261:26 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Cara14:562:56 PM–16:264:26 PMneutral
Lābha16:264:26 PM–17:555:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:555:55 PM–19:267:26 PMavoid
Śubha19:267:26 PM–20:568:56 PMgood
Amṛta20:568:56 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Cara22:2610:26 PM–23:5611:56 PMneutral
Roga23:5611:56 PM–25:271:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:271:27+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:572:57+1 AM–28:274:27+1 AMgood
Udvega28:274:27+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:575:57 AM sunrise17:555:55 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 11:4611:46 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 08:198:19 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 24:5212:52+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:4611:46 AM
Bālavauntil 24:4212:42+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5611:56 AM–13:261:26 PM
Pradoṣa 17:555:55 PM–19:327:32 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:261:26 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 58 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:327:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī11:4611:46 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā08:198:19 AMPunarvasu
YogaŚiva24:52 00:5212:52 AM ThuSiddha
KaraṇaBava11:4611:46 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 480
Day length
11 h 58 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
23:5911:59 PM
Moonset
11:4911:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:277:27 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:555:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:555:55 PM19:327:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:555:55 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:555:55 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:329:32 PM23:1811:18 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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