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

Wednesday 30 October 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 15:243:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:044:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5112:51 PM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

Noon

11:1811:18 AM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1811:18 AM
At noon, 11:1811:18 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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 muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:244:24 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:101:10 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:324:32 PM–18:136:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:205:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:116:11 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya06:206:20 AM–08:028:02 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa07:057:05 AM–08:298:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:539:53 AM–11:1711:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5510:55 AM–11:4011:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1711:17 AM–12:4212:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:415:41 AM–07:057:05 AMgood
Amṛta07:057:05 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Kāla08:298:29 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Śubha09:539:53 AM–11:1711:17 AMgood
Roga11:1711:17 AM–12:4212:42 PMavoid
Udvega12:4212:42 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Cara14:062:06 PM–15:303:30 PMneutral
Lābha15:303:30 PM–16:544:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:544:54 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid
Śubha18:306:30 PM–20:068:06 PMgood
Amṛta20:068:06 PM–21:429:42 PMgood
Cara21:429:42 PM–23:1811:18 PMneutral
Roga23:1811:18 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:5412:54+1 AM–26:292:29+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:292:29+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMgood
Udvega28:054:05+1 AM–29:415:41+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:415:41+1 AM

05:415:41 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:044:04 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 25:521:52+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 12:5112:51 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:044:04 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:384:38+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1711:17 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 PM–18:366:36 PM
Niśītha 22:5410:54 PM–23:4211:42 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 12:4212:42 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:4211:42 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī16:044:04 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā25:52 01:521:52 AM ThuĀrdrā
YogaParigha12:5112:51 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBālava16:044:04 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:41 05:415:41 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 921
Day length
11 h 13 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
20:128:12 PM
Moonset
08:578:57 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:244:24 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM07:557:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:206:20 AM08:028:02 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:057:05 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:557:55 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5310:53 AM11:4111:41 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4011:40 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1711:17 AM12:4212:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2512:25 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:101:10 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:324:32 PM18:136:13 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:205:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:116:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight22:5410:54 PM23:4211:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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