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October 1957 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 17 October 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:2310:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:568:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:568:56 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 278° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 278° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:455:45 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:455:45 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:528:52 PM–22:2310:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:396:39 AM–08:028:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:269:26 AM–10:4910:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2110:21 AM–11:0511:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:4411:44 AM–13:151:15 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:351:35 PM–14:592:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:472:47 PM–15:323:32 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

Śubha06:396:39 AM–08:028:02 AMgood
Roga08:028:02 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Udvega09:269:26 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Cara10:4910:49 AM–12:1212:12 PMneutral
Lābha12:1212:12 PM–13:351:35 PMgood
Amṛta13:351:35 PM–14:592:59 PMgood
Kāla14:592:59 PM–16:224:22 PMavoid
Śubha16:224:22 PM–17:455:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:455:45 PM–19:227:22 PMgood
Cara19:227:22 PM–20:598:59 PMneutral
Roga20:598:59 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Kāla22:3610:36 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1312:13 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1good
Udvega25:491:49 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:263:26 AM+1–29:035:03 AM+1good
Amṛta29:035:03 AM+1–30:406:40 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:396:39 AM sunrise17:455:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:568:56 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:572:57 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 14:582:58 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:568:56 AM
Taitilauntil 20:008:00 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:351:35 PM–14:592:59 PM
Pradoṣa 17:455:45 PM–19:287:28 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:592:59 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 06 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī08:568:56 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya26:57 02:572:57 AM FriĀśleṣā
YogaSiddha14:582:58 PMSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava08:568:56 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:40 06:406:40 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 663
Day length
11 h 06 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
24:3912:39 AM+1
Moonset
13:461:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:485:48 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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:396:39 AM08:028:02 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2110:21 AM11:0511:05 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4411:44 AM13:151:15 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:351:35 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:472:47 PM15:323:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:455:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:455:45 PM19:287:28 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:528:52 PM22:2310:23 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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