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October 1917 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseAdhika Āśvina Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 17 October 1917 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Āśvina Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 10:4110:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5611:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha · Navratri

Pratipadā covers 8 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5611:56 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Svātī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:554:55 PM–18:386:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:455:45 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:455:45 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya06:406:40 AM–08:238:23 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:028:02 AM–09:259:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4910:49 AM–12:1212:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5011:50 AM–12:3412:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1212:12 PM–13:351:35 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

Lābha06:396:39 AM–08:028:02 AMgood
Amṛta08:028:02 AM–09:259:25 AMgood
Kāla09:259:25 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Śubha10:4910:49 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Roga12:1212:12 PM–13:351:35 PMavoid
Udvega13:351:35 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Cara14:592:59 PM–16:224:22 PMneutral
Lābha16:224:22 PM–17:455:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:455:45 PM–19:227:22 PMavoid
Śubha19:227:22 PM–20:598:59 PMgood
Amṛta20:598:59 PM–22:3610:36 PMgood
Cara22:3610:36 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1312:13+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:491:49+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:263:26+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMgood
Udvega29:035:03+1 AM–30:406:40+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:396:39 AM to 30:406:40+1 AM

06:396:39 AM sunrise17:455:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:5611:56 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 26:192:19+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 12:3312:33 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:5611:56 AM
Bālavauntil 24:2612:26+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1212:12 PM–13:351:35 PM
Pradoṣa 17:455:45 PM–19:297:29 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37+1 AM

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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:351:35 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 07 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā11:5611:56 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī26:19 02:192:19 AM ThuViśākhā
YogaViṣkambha12:3312:33 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava11:5611:56 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:40 06:406:40 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1974
Śaka
1839
Kali
5018
Ahargaṇa
1 833 053
Day length
11 h 07 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:457:45 AM
Moonset
17:575:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:406:40 AM08:238:23 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:028:02 AM09:259:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:351:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:455:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:554:55 PM18:386:38 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:455:45 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:455:45 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:455:45 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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