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October 1948 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 6 October 1948 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Āśvina Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 19:217:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:455:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:455:45 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:276:27 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:2811:28 AM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 11 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:2811:28 AM
At noon, 11:2811:28 AM, the Sun is in Hasta and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:455:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:221:22 PM–14:082:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:115:11 PM–17:365:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:115:11 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0711:07 PM–24:4112:41 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:117:11 AM–08:368:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0210:02 AM–11:2811:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0511:05 AM–11:5111:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2811:28 AM–12:5412:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:411:41 PM–15:153:15 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

Lābha05:455:45 AM–07:117:11 AMgood
Amṛta07:117:11 AM–08:368:36 AMgood
Kāla08:368:36 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Śubha10:0210:02 AM–11:2811:28 AMgood
Roga11:2811:28 AM–12:5412:54 PMavoid
Udvega12:5412:54 PM–14:192:19 PMavoid
Cara14:192:19 PM–15:453:45 PMneutral
Lābha15:453:45 PM–17:115:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:115:11 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid
Śubha18:456:45 PM–20:208:20 PMgood
Amṛta20:208:20 PM–21:549:54 PMgood
Cara21:549:54 PM–23:2911:29 PMneutral
Roga23:2911:29 PM–25:031:03 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:031:03 AM+1–26:372:37 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:372:37 AM+1–28:124:12 AM+1good
Udvega28:124:12 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:455:45 AM to 29:465:46 AM+1

05:455:45 AM sunrise17:115:11 PM sunsetsunrise 29:465:46 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 17:455:45 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 09:459:45 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 15:533:53 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 06:276:27 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 17:455:45 PM
Bavauntil 29:135:13 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2811:28 AM–12:5412:54 PM
Pradoṣa 17:115:11 PM–18:526:52 PM
Niśītha 23:0511:05 PM–23:5311:53 PM

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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5412:54 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5311:53 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī17:455:45 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraViśākhā09:459:45 AMAnurādhā
YogaPrīti15:533:53 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaVaṇija06:276:27 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:46 05:465:46 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2005
Śaka
1870
Kali
5049
Ahargaṇa
1 844 365
Day length
11 h 26 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
09:579:57 AM
Moonset
18:476:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:455:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:455:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:455:45 AM08:028:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:117:11 AM08:368:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:028:02 AM10:1910:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:2811:28 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0411:04 AM11:5211:52 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0511:05 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2811:28 AM12:5412:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:542:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:221:22 PM14:082:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:411:41 PM15:153:15 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:542:54 PM17:115:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:115:11 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:115:11 PM17:365:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:115:11 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0511:05 PM23:5311:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0711:07 PM24:4112:41 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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