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October 1990 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 18 October 1990 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Guruvāra. Amāvasyā began at 17:195:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:376:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pūjā · Diwali

Amāvasyā covers 93 of 100 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:345:34 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:555:55 AM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

11:1911:19 AM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1911:19 AM
At noon, 11:1911:19 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 357° ahead of it, in Citrā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 357° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:444:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:194:19 AM–05:345:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5610:56 AM–11:4211:42 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:141:14 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:295:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:196:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1510:15 PM–23:5911:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:345:34 AM–07:007:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:268:26 AM–09:539:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:249:24 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:5111:51 AM–13:351:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla12:4512:45 PM–14:122:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:002:00 PM–14:462:46 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

Śubha05:345:34 AM–07:007:00 AMgood
Roga07:007:00 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Udvega08:268:26 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Cara09:539:53 AM–11:1911:19 AMneutral
Lābha11:1911:19 AM–12:4512:45 PMgood
Amṛta12:4512:45 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Kāla14:122:12 PM–15:383:38 PMavoid
Śubha15:383:38 PM–17:045:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:045:04 PM–18:386:38 PMgood
Cara18:386:38 PM–20:128:12 PMneutral
Roga20:128:12 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Kāla21:459:45 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Lābha23:1911:19 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5312:53+1 AM–26:272:27+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:272:27+1 AM–28:014:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:014:01+1 AM–29:345:34+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:345:34 AM to 29:345:34+1 AM

05:345:34 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 29:345:34+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 18:376:37 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 29:115:11+1 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 14:022:02 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 05:555:55 AM
Nāgauntil 18:376:37 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 10:5610:56 AM–11:4211:42 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4512:45 PM–14:122:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 22:5510:55 PM–23:4311:43 PM

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. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4211:42 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:122:12 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 30 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  9. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:4311:43 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā18:376:37 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraCitrā29:11 05:115:11 AM FriSvātī
YogaVaidhṛti14:022:02 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda05:555:55 AMNāga
VāraGuruvāra29:34 05:345:34 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2047
Śaka
1912
Kali
5091
Ahargaṇa
1 859 717
Day length
11 h 30 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
none
Moonset
16:394:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:345:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:444:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:194:19 AM05:345:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:345:34 AM07:527:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:345:34 AM07:007:00 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:527:52 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:249:24 AM10:1010:10 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday10:5510:55 AM11:4311:43 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5610:56 AM11:4211:42 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5111:51 AM13:351:35 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:462:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4512:45 PM14:122:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:141:14 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:002:00 PM14:462:46 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:462:46 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:446:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:196:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1510:15 PM23:5911:59 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight22:5510:55 PM23:4311:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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