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October 2008 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 18 October 2008 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 19:097:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:094:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:416:41 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0110:01 AM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:096:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:487:48 PM–21:159:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:416:41 AM–08:038:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:416:41 AM–07:257:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:257:25 AM–08:098:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:269:26 AM–10:4910:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:341:34 PM–14:572:57 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:263:26 PM–16:544:54 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya27:513:51+1 AM–29:195:19+1 AMa 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

Kāla06:416:41 AM–08:038:03 AMavoid
Śubha08:038:03 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Roga09:269:26 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Udvega10:4910:49 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Cara12:1212:12 PM–13:341:34 PMneutral
Lābha13:341:34 PM–14:572:57 PMgood
Amṛta14:572:57 PM–16:204:20 PMgood
Kāla16:204:20 PM–17:435:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:435:43 PM–19:207:20 PMgood
Udvega19:207:20 PM–20:578:57 PMavoid
Śubha20:578:57 PM–22:3510:35 PMgood
Amṛta22:3510:35 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMgood
Cara24:1212:12+1 AM–25:501:50+1 AMneutral
Roga25:501:50+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:273:27+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:045:04+1 AM–30:426:42+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42+1 AM

06:416:41 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:426:42+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:094:09 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 22:4210:42 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 10:0110:01 AM
Varīyānuntil 30:306:30+1 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:094:09 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:432:43+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:269:26 AM–10:4910:49 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4910:49 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 02 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī16:094:09 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī22:4210:42 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaVyatīpāta10:0110:01 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaBālava16:094:09 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:42 06:426:42 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 292
Day length
11 h 02 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
19:547:54 PM
Moonset
10:4610:46 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:416:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:416:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:416:41 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:416:41 AM08:038:03 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:416:41 AM07:257:25 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:257:25 AM08:098:09 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:303:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:341:34 PM14:572:57 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:263:26 PM16:544:54 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:303:30 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:096:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:487:48 PM21:159:15 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:513:51+1 AM29:195:19+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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