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October 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 October 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Āśvina Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 16:244:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:173:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:335:33 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:381:38 PM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

11:1911:19 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1911:19 AM
At noon, 11:1911:19 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 46° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 46° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:533:53 AM–04:434:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:184:18 AM–05:335:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:151:15 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM–18:206:20 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:234:23+1 AM–29:565:56+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:007:00 AM–08:268:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:539:53 AM–11:1911:19 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5610:56 AM–11:4211:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1911:19 AM–12:4612:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:047:04 PM–20:378:37 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

Lābha05:335:33 AM–07:007:00 AMgood
Amṛta07:007:00 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Kāla08:268:26 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Śubha09:539:53 AM–11:1911:19 AMgood
Roga11:1911:19 AM–12:4612:46 PMavoid
Udvega12:4612:46 PM–14:122:12 PMavoid
Cara14:122:12 PM–15:393:39 PMneutral
Lābha15:393:39 PM–17:055:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:055:05 PM–18:396:39 PMavoid
Śubha18:396:39 PM–20:128:12 PMgood
Amṛta20:128:12 PM–21:469:46 PMgood
Cara21:469:46 PM–23:1911:19 PMneutral
Roga23:1911:19 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:5312:53+1 AM–26:262:26+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:262:26+1 AM–28:004:00+1 AMgood
Udvega28:004:00+1 AM–29:345:34+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:335:33 AM to 29:345:34+1 AM

05:335:33 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 29:345:34+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 15:173:17 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 13:381:38 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 25:171:17+1 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:173:17 PM
Bavauntil 26:362:36+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1911:19 AM–12:4612:46 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 PM–18:456:45 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4612:46 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 32 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:456:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:4311:43 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī15:173:17 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā13:381:38 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaSaubhāgya25:17 01:171:17 AM ThuŚobhana
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:173:17 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:34 05:345:34 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 907
Day length
11 h 32 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
08:568:56 AM
Moonset
20:098:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:533:53 AM05:335:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:533:53 AM04:434:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:184:18 AM05:335:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:335:33 AM07:517:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:007:00 AM08:268:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:517:51 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:1911:19 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5510:55 AM11:4311:43 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5610:56 AM11:4211:42 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1911:19 AM12:4612:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:472:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:151:15 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:472:47 PM17:055:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:055:05 PM18:456:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:055:05 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:055:05 PM18:206:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:047:04 PM20:378:37 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight22:5510:55 PM23:4311:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:234:23+1 AM29:565:56+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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