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October 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 12 October 1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:352:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:581:58+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Ahoyī Aṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

05:315:31 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:112:11 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:2011:20 AM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 11 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2011:20 AM
At noon, 11:2011:20 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 268° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 268° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:523:52 AM–04:424:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:174:17 AM–05:315:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5710:57 AM–11:4411:44 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–14:032:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:105:10 PM–17:345:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:105:10 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:472:47+1 AM–28:244:24+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:586:58 AM–08:268:26 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:539:53 AM–11:2011:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4411:44 AM–12:3012:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4812:48 PM–14:152:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:032:03 PM–14:502:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:085:08 PM–18:456:45 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

Amṛta05:315:31 AM–06:586:58 AMgood
Kāla06:586:58 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Śubha08:268:26 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Roga09:539:53 AM–11:2011:20 AMavoid
Udvega11:2011:20 AM–12:4812:48 PMavoid
Cara12:4812:48 PM–14:152:15 PMneutral
Lābha14:152:15 PM–15:423:42 PMgood
Amṛta15:423:42 PM–17:105:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:105:10 PM–18:426:42 PMneutral
Roga18:426:42 PM–20:158:15 PMavoid
Kāla20:158:15 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Lābha21:489:48 PM–23:2111:21 PMgood
Udvega23:2111:21 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:5312:53+1 AM–26:262:26+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:262:26+1 AM–27:593:59+1 AMgood
Cara27:593:59+1 AM–29:315:31+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:315:31 AM to 29:315:31+1 AM

05:315:31 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 29:315:31+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:581:58+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 29:125:12+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 25:101:10+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:112:11 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:581:58+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:586:58 AM–08:268:26 AM
Abhijit 10:5710:57 AM–11:4411:44 AM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–18:496:49 PM
Niśītha 22:5710:57 PM–23:4511:45 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. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:268:26 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4411:44 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 23:4511:45 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī25:58 01:581:58 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu29:12 05:125:12 AM TuePuṣya
YogaŚiva25:10 01:101:10 AM TueSiddha
KaraṇaBālava14:112:11 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:31 05:315:31 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 633
Day length
11 h 39 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
23:1611:16 PM
Moonset
12:0112:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:523:52 AM05:315:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:523:52 AM04:424:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:174:17 AM05:315:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:315:31 AM07:517:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:586:58 AM08:268:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:517:51 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:2011:20 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5610:56 AM11:4411:44 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5710:57 AM11:4411:44 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3012:30 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:502:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4812:48 PM14:152:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM14:032:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:032:03 PM14:502:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:502:50 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:085:08 PM18:456:45 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:105:10 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:105:10 PM17:345:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:105:10 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight22:5710:57 PM23:4511:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:472:47+1 AM28:244:24+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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