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October 2014 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 31 October 2014 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:496:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:454:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gopāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:485:48 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

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 93° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:244:24 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5510:55 AM–11:4011:40 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:3612:36 PM–14:062:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:091:09 PM–13:541:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:057:05 AM–08:298:29 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:567:56 AM–08:408:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:539:53 AM–11:1711:17 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4011:40 AM–12:2512:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:062:06 PM–15:303:30 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:082:08 AM+1–27:383:38 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

Cara05:415:41 AM–07:057:05 AMneutral
Lābha07:057:05 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Amṛta08:298:29 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Kāla09:539:53 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Śubha11:1711:17 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Roga12:4112:41 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Udvega14:062:06 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Cara15:303:30 PM–16:544:54 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:544:54 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid
Kāla18:306:30 PM–20:068:06 PMavoid
Lābha20:068:06 PM–21:429:42 PMgood
Udvega21:429:42 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Śubha23:1811:18 PM–24:5412:54 AM+1good
Amṛta24:5412:54 AM+1–26:302:30 AM+1good
Cara26:302:30 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1neutral
Roga28:064:06 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:425:42 AM+1

05:415:41 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:454:45 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 22:2310:23 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 10:2610:26 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 05:485:48 AM
Bavauntil 16:454:45 PM
Bālavauntil 27:393:39 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:539:53 AM–11:1711:17 AM
Abhijit 10:5510:55 AM–11:4011:40 AM
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. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1711:17 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:4011:40 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 13 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:4211:42 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī16:454:45 PMNavamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa22:2310:23 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaŚūla10:2610:26 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi05:485:48 AMBava
VāraŚukravāra29:42 05:425:42 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 496
Day length
11 h 13 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
12:1212:12 PM
Moonset
23:4711:47 PM

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 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:057:05 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:567:56 AM08:408:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday10:5310:53 AM11:4111:41 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4011:40 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2512:25 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2512:25 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:3612:36 PM14:062:06 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:091:09 PM13:541:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight22:5410:54 PM23:4211:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:082:08 AM+127:383:38 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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