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October 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 23 October 1997 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1212:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:351:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:351:35 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 11 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:514:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:395:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–12:0112:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:242:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:492:49 PM–16:344:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:345:34 PM–17:595:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:345:34 PM–18:476:47 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:395:39 AM–07:097:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:388:38 AM–10:0710:07 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:389:38 AM–10:2510:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:061:06 PM–14:362:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:242:24 PM–15:113:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha05:395:39 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Roga07:097:09 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Udvega08:388:38 AM–10:0710:07 AMavoid
Cara10:0710:07 AM–11:3711:37 AMneutral
Lābha11:3711:37 AM–13:061:06 PMgood
Amṛta13:061:06 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Kāla14:362:36 PM–16:054:05 PMavoid
Śubha16:054:05 PM–17:345:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:345:34 PM–19:057:05 PMgood
Cara19:057:05 PM–20:368:36 PMneutral
Roga20:368:36 PM–22:0610:06 PMavoid
Kāla22:0610:06 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Lābha23:3711:37 PM–25:071:07+1 AMgood
Udvega25:071:07+1 AM–26:382:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:382:38+1 AM–28:094:09+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:094:09+1 AM–29:395:39+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:395:39 AM to 29:395:39+1 AM

05:395:39 AM sunrise17:345:34 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:351:35 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 21:479:47 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 21:269:26 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:351:35 PM
Taitilauntil 26:322:32+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–12:0112:01 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:061:06 PM–14:362:36 PM
Pradoṣa 17:345:34 PM–19:117:11 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01+1 AM

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0112:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:362:36 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:117:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  9. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī13:351:35 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya21:479:47 PMĀśleṣā
YogaSādhya21:269:26 PMŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava13:351:35 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:39 05:395:39 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 279
Day length
11 h 55 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
24:3112:31+1 AM
Moonset
12:1912:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:034:03 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:034:03 AM04:514:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:395:39 AM08:028:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:395:39 AM07:097:09 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:028:02 AM10:2510:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:388:38 AM10:0710:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:389:38 AM10:2510:25 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:061:06 PM14:362:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:242:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:242:24 PM15:113:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:492:49 PM16:344:34 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:345:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:345:34 PM19:117:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:345:34 PM17:595:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:345:34 PM18:476:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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