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November 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Śukla to Kārtika KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 8 November 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:201:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1911:19 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gopāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī covers 19 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoDurgā Navamī determinate

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1911:19 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:2411:24 AM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:2411:24 AM
At noon, 11:2411:24 AM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:345:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:011:01 PM–13:401:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:164:16 PM–16:444:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:164:16 PM–17:415:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla16:364:36 PM–18:086:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya07:297:29 AM–09:009:00 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa07:447:44 AM–08:578:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1010:10 AM–11:2311:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0411:04 AM–11:4311:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2311:23 AM–12:3712:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:316:31 AM–07:447:44 AMgood
Amṛta07:447:44 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Kāla08:578:57 AM–10:1010:10 AMavoid
Śubha10:1010:10 AM–11:2311:23 AMgood
Roga11:2311:23 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Udvega12:3712:37 PM–13:501:50 PMavoid
Cara13:501:50 PM–15:033:03 PMneutral
Lābha15:033:03 PM–16:164:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:164:16 PM–18:036:03 PMavoid
Śubha18:036:03 PM–19:507:50 PMgood
Amṛta19:507:50 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Cara21:379:37 PM–23:2411:24 PMneutral
Roga23:2411:24 PM–25:111:11+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:111:11+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:582:58+1 AM–28:464:46+1 AMgood
Udvega28:464:46+1 AM–30:336:33+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:336:33+1 AM

06:316:31 AM sunrise16:164:16 PM sunsetsunrise 30:336:33+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:1911:19 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 26:292:29+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 22:3510:35 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:1911:19 AM
Bālavauntil 22:2210:22 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2311:23 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 16:164:16 PM–18:106:10 PM
Niśītha 23:0011:00 PM–23:4811:48 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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3712:37 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:106:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:4811:48 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:1911:19 AMNavamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā26:29 02:292:29 AM ThuŚatabhiṣā
YogaVṛddhi22:3510:35 PMDhruva
KaraṇaBava11:1911:19 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:33 06:336:33 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 355
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
12:5912:59 PM
Moonset
23:4511:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:345:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:297:29 AM09:009:00 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:447:44 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM10:2510:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:2311:23 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5910:59 AM11:4711:47 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0411:04 AM11:4311:43 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2311:23 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2212:22 PM14:192:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:401:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:192:19 PM16:164:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:164:16 PM18:106:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:164:16 PM16:444:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:164:16 PM17:415:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:364:36 PM18:086:08 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0011:00 PM23:4811:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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