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October 2016 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 3 October 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Āśvina Śukla Dvitīyā

Somavāra. Dvitīyā began at 07:467:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0510:05 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0510:05 AM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Hasta and the Moon 25° ahead of it, in Svātī, 5% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 25° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:127:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:487:48 PM–21:369:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:297:29 AM–08:598:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:019:01 AM–10:4910:49 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2910:29 AM–12:0012:00 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2412:24 PM–13:121:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:301:30 PM–15:003:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:482:48 PM–15:363:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta05:585:58 AM–07:297:29 AMgood
Kāla07:297:29 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Śubha08:598:59 AM–10:2910:29 AMgood
Roga10:2910:29 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Udvega12:0012:00 PM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Cara13:301:30 PM–15:003:00 PMneutral
Lābha15:003:00 PM–16:304:30 PMgood
Amṛta16:304:30 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:016:01 PM–19:307:30 PMneutral
Roga19:307:30 PM–21:009:00 PMavoid
Kāla21:009:00 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Lābha22:3010:30 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Udvega23:5911:59 PM–25:291:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:291:29 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1good
Amṛta26:592:59 AM+1–28:294:29 AM+1good
Cara28:294:29 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58 AM+1

05:585:58 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 10:0510:05 AM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 29:415:41 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 16:244:24 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:0510:05 AM
Taitilauntil 23:1911:19 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:297:29 AM–08:598:59 AM
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:367:36 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23 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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:598:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:367:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā10:0510:05 AMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraSvātī29:41 05:415:41 AM TueViśākhā
YogaVaidhṛti16:244:24 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaKaulava10:0510:05 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:58 05:585:58 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 199
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:377:37 AM
Moonset
19:467:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:297:29 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:019:01 AM10:4910:49 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2910:29 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:301:30 PM15:003:00 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:482:48 PM15:363:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:367:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:127:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:487:48 PM21:369:36 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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