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October 2028 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 7 October 2028 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 06:066:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:227:22+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Karaka Caturthī · Karwa Chauth

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoSaṅkaṣṭa Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:347:34 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Hasta and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 219° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:296:29 AM–07:567:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:296:29 AM–07:157:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:157:15 AM–08:018:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:229:22 AM–10:4810:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:401:40 PM–15:073:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:288:28 PM–22:1110:11 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

Kāla06:296:29 AM–07:567:56 AMavoid
Śubha07:567:56 AM–09:229:22 AMgood
Roga09:229:22 AM–10:4810:48 AMavoid
Udvega10:4810:48 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Cara12:1412:14 PM–13:401:40 PMneutral
Lābha13:401:40 PM–15:073:07 PMgood
Amṛta15:073:07 PM–16:334:33 PMgood
Kāla16:334:33 PM–17:595:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:595:59 PM–19:337:33 PMgood
Udvega19:337:33 PM–21:079:07 PMavoid
Śubha21:079:07 PM–22:4110:41 PMgood
Amṛta22:4110:41 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMgood
Cara24:1512:15+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMneutral
Roga25:491:49+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:233:23+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:574:57+1 AM–30:306:30+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:306:30+1 AM

06:296:29 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 07:347:34 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 13:371:37 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:466:46 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:229:22 AM–10:4810:48 AM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:397:39 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39+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. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4810:48 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 30 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:397:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī07:347:34 AMKṛttikā
YogaVajra13:371:37 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava18:466:46 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:30 06:306:30 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 586
Day length
11 h 30 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
19:337:33 PM
Moonset
09:559:55 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:296:29 AM07:567:56 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:296:29 AM07:157:15 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:157:15 AM08:018:01 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:229:22 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:401:40 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:397:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:288:28 PM22:1110:11 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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