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October 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 23 October 2009 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Śukla Pañcamī

Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 08:038:03 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:399:39 AM.

Observed here on this day

Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī · Chhath

Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:399:39 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

11:1811:18 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1811:18 AM
At noon, 11:1811:18 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 61° ahead of it, in Mūla, 26% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 61° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:563:56 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:214:21 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:121:12 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:135:13 PM–18:586:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya06:386:38 AM–08:248:24 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika07:027:02 AM–08:278:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:537:53 AM–08:398:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:2612:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:092:09 PM–15:343:34 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:3010:30 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1a 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

Cara05:375:37 AM–07:027:02 AMneutral
Lābha07:027:02 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Amṛta08:278:27 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Kāla09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AMavoid
Śubha11:1811:18 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Roga12:4312:43 PM–14:092:09 PMavoid
Udvega14:092:09 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Cara15:343:34 PM–17:005:00 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:005:00 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid
Kāla18:346:34 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Lābha20:098:09 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Udvega21:449:44 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Śubha23:1811:18 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1good
Amṛta24:5312:53 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1good
Cara26:282:28 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1neutral
Roga28:024:02 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:375:37 AM+1

05:375:37 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 09:399:39 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 24:1612:16 AM+1
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 24:2212:22 AM+1
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:399:39 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:4010:40 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AM
Abhijit 10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:416:41 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. SunrisePañcamī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1811:18 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:4111:41 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 23 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:416:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:4211:42 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  11. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī09:399:39 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMūla24:16 00:1612:16 AM SatPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa24:22 00:2212:22 AM SatSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava09:399:39 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra29:37 05:375:37 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 662
Day length
11 h 23 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
10:2210:22 AM
Moonset
20:578:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:563:56 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:563:56 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:214:21 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM07:537:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:386:38 AM08:248:24 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:027:02 AM08:278:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:537:53 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:537:53 AM08:398:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:1811:18 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5410:54 AM11:4211:42 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4111:41 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2612:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:121:12 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:092:09 PM15:343:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:005:00 PM18:416:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:005:00 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:005:00 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:135:13 PM18:586:58 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3010:30 PM24:1612:16 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight22:5410:54 PM23:4211:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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