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Tuesday 8 October 1940 · Daegu, South Korea

Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:263:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:213:21 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Mahāṣṭamī · Durga Ashtami

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

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:183:18 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Hasta and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:157:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:277:27 PM–21:049:04 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:458:45 AM–09:319:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:209:20 AM–10:4610:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:409:40 AM–11:1811:18 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:1312:13 PM–13:401:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:073:07 PM–16:334:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5910:59 PM–23:4911:49 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

Roga06:266:26 AM–07:537:53 AMavoid
Udvega07:537:53 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Cara09:209:20 AM–10:4610:46 AMneutral
Lābha10:4610:46 AM–12:1312:13 PMgood
Amṛta12:1312:13 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Kāla13:401:40 PM–15:073:07 PMavoid
Śubha15:073:07 PM–16:334:33 PMgood
Roga16:334:33 PM–18:006:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:006:00 PM–19:337:33 PMavoid
Lābha19:337:33 PM–21:079:07 PMgood
Udvega21:079:07 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Śubha22:4010:40 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1312:13 AM+1–25:471:47 AM+1good
Cara25:471:47 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1neutral
Roga27:203:20 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:534:53 AM+1–30:276:27 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:213:21 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 24:2012:20 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 26:222:22 AM+1
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:183:18 PM
Bavauntil 27:213:21 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:073:07 PM–16:334:33 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:334:33 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī27:21 03:213:21 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā24:20 00:2012:20 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa26:22 02:222:22 AM WedSukarmā
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:183:18 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:27 06:276:27 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 445
Day length
11 h 34 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
13:111:11 PM
Moonset
23:4511:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:458:45 AM09:319:31 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:209:20 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:409:40 AM11:1811:18 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1312:13 PM13:401:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:073:07 PM16:334:33 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:157:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:277:27 PM21:049:04 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5910:59 PM23:4911:49 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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