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October 2008 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 30 October 2008 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Kārtika Śukla Dvitīyā

Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 20:498:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4710:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

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

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:459:45 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 11 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 19° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 19° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:514:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1211:12 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:335:33 PM–17:575:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:335:33 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:284:28+1 AM–30:156:15+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:405:40 AM–07:097:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:388:38 AM–10:0710:07 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:379:37 AM–10:2510:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:051:05 PM–14:342:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:232:23 PM–15:103:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:475:47 PM–19:347:34 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

Śubha05:405:40 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–11:3611:36 AMneutral
Lābha11:3611:36 AM–13:051:05 PMgood
Amṛta13:051:05 PM–14:342:34 PMgood
Kāla14:342:34 PM–16:044:04 PMavoid
Śubha16:044:04 PM–17:335:33 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:335:33 PM–19:047:04 PMgood
Cara19:047:04 PM–20:348:34 PMneutral
Roga20:348:34 PM–22:0510:05 PMavoid
Kāla22:0510:05 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Lābha23:3611:36 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–29:405:40+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:405:40+1 AM

05:405:40 AM sunrise17:335:33 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 22:4710:47 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 13:201:20 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 24:5912:59+1 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:459:45 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:4710:47 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1211:12 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:051:05 PM–14:342:34 PM
Pradoṣa 17:335:33 PM–19:107:10 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00+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. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:342:34 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvitīyā22:4710:47 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraViśākhā13:201:20 PMAnurādhā
YogaSaubhāgya24:59 00:5912:59 AM FriŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava09:459:45 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:40 05:405:40 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 304
Day length
11 h 53 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
06:516:51 AM
Moonset
18:476:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:034:03 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:034:03 AM04:514:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:028:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:405:40 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 muhūrta09:379:37 AM10:2510:25 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:051:05 PM14:342:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:232:23 PM15:103:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:335:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:335:33 PM19:107:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:335:33 PM17:575:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:335:33 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:475:47 PM19:347:34 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:284:28+1 AM30:156:15+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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