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Friday 11 October 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:023:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:372:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mahāṣṭamī · Durga Ashtami

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

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:077:07 AM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:535:53 PM–18:186:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:535:53 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:361:36+1 AM–27:113:11+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:587:58 AM–09:239:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:498:49 AM–09:359:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4810:48 AM–12:1312:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3612:36 PM–13:211:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:033:03 PM–16:284:28 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:064:06 PM–17:415:41 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

Cara06:346:34 AM–07:587:58 AMneutral
Lābha07:587:58 AM–09:239:23 AMgood
Amṛta09:239:23 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Kāla10:4810:48 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Śubha12:1312:13 PM–13:381:38 PMgood
Roga13:381:38 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Udvega15:033:03 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid
Cara16:284:28 PM–17:535:53 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:535:53 PM–19:287:28 PMavoid
Kāla19:287:28 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Lābha21:039:03 PM–22:3910:39 PMgood
Udvega22:3910:39 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:1412:14+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:491:49+1 AM–27:243:24+1 AMgood
Cara27:243:24+1 AM–28:594:59+1 AMneutral
Roga28:594:59+1 AM–30:356:35+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:356:35+1 AM

06:346:34 AM sunrise17:535:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:372:37 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 08:118:11 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 07:077:07 AM
Sukarmāuntil 29:165:16+1 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:372:37 PM
Bālavauntil 26:082:08+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4810:48 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Pradoṣa 17:535:53 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38+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. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  3. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1312:13 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 19 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī14:372:37 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā08:118:11 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa07:077:07 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava14:372:37 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:35 06:356:35 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 129
Day length
11 h 19 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
14:352:35 PM
Moonset
23:4011:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:587:58 AM09:239:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:498:49 AM09:359:35 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3612:36 PM13:211:21 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:033:03 PM16:284:28 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM17:535:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:064:06 PM17:415:41 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:535:53 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:535:53 PM18:186:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:535:53 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:361:36+1 AM27:113:11+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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