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October 1958 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 20 October 1958 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:1810:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0710:07 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mahānavamī

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

At sunrise

06:426:42 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0710:07 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 97° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:426:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:272:27 AM+1–28:084:08 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:048:04 AM–09:279:27 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4910:49 AM–12:1212:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3312:33 PM–13:171:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:341:34 PM–14:562:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:452:45 PM–15:293:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya16:224:22 PM–18:036:03 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

Amṛta06:426:42 AM–08:048:04 AMgood
Kāla08:048:04 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Śubha09:279:27 AM–10:4910:49 AMgood
Roga10:4910:49 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Udvega12:1212:12 PM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Cara13:341:34 PM–14:562:56 PMneutral
Lābha14:562:56 PM–16:194:19 PMgood
Amṛta16:194:19 PM–17:415:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:415:41 PM–19:197:19 PMneutral
Roga19:197:19 PM–20:578:57 PMavoid
Kāla20:578:57 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Lābha22:3410:34 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Udvega24:1212:12 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:501:50 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1good
Amṛta27:283:28 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1good
Cara29:055:05 AM+1–30:436:43 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43 AM+1

06:426:42 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 30:436:43 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:0710:07 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 12:1012:10 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 18:346:34 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:0710:07 AM
Bālavauntil 22:1810:18 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:048:04 AM–09:279:27 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:279:27 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 59 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī10:0710:07 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā12:1012:10 PMŚravaṇa
YogaDhṛti18:346:34 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava10:0710:07 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:43 06:436:43 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 031
Day length
10 h 59 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
13:461:46 PM
Moonset
24:2912:29 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:426:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:426:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:426:42 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:048:04 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3312:33 PM13:171:17 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:341:34 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:452:45 PM15:293:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:224:22 PM18:036:03 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:272:27 AM+128:084:08 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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