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October 1950 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 October 1950 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:051:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4011:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mahāṣṭamī · Durga Ashtami

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

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1812:18 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:2511:25 AM

The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:2511:25 AM
At noon, 11:2511:25 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:154:15 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:424:42 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:131:13 PM–13:561:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:096:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:499:49 PM–23:2311:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:227:22 AM–08:438:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0410:04 AM–11:2511:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0311:03 AM–11:4711:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2511:25 AM–12:4612:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2812:28 PM–14:012:01 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

Lābha06:016:01 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Amṛta07:227:22 AM–08:438:43 AMgood
Kāla08:438:43 AM–10:0410:04 AMavoid
Śubha10:0410:04 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Roga11:2511:25 AM–12:4612:46 PMavoid
Udvega12:4612:46 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Cara14:072:07 PM–15:283:28 PMneutral
Lābha15:283:28 PM–16:494:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:494:49 PM–18:286:28 PMavoid
Śubha18:286:28 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Amṛta20:088:08 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Cara21:479:47 PM–23:2611:26 PMneutral
Roga23:2611:26 PM–25:051:05+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:051:05+1 AM–26:442:44+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:442:44+1 AM–28:234:23+1 AMgood
Udvega28:234:23+1 AM–30:026:02+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 30:026:02+1 AM

06:016:01 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:026:02+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:4011:40 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 28:034:03+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 14:182:18 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:1812:18 PM
Bavauntil 23:4011:40 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2511:25 AM–12:4612:46 PM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:0211:02 PM–23:5011:50 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. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4612:46 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 49 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 23:5011:50 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī23:4011:40 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā28:03 04:034:03 AM ThuŚravaṇa
YogaSukarmā14:182:18 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:1812:18 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:02 06:026:02 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2007
Śaka
1872
Kali
5051
Ahargaṇa
1 845 107
Day length
10 h 49 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
13:531:53 PM
Moonset
22:0710:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:154:15 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:154:15 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:424:42 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:227:22 AM08:438:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:2010:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0410:04 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0111:01 AM11:4911:49 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0311:03 AM11:4711:47 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:4612:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2812:28 PM14:012:01 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:131:13 PM13:561:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:499:49 PM23:2311:23 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0211:02 PM23:5011:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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