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October 2016 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 9 October 2016 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:5511:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:011:01 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mahāṣṭamī · Durga Ashtami

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

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:049:04 AM

Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Hasta and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:044:04 AM–04:524:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:284:28 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:282:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:405:40 PM–18:046:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:405:40 PM–18:526:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:283:28 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4011:40 AM–13:101:10 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:402:40 PM–16:104:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:044:04 PM–16:524:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:104:10 PM–17:405:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:265:26 PM–19:067:06 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

Udvega05:405:40 AM–07:107:10 AMavoid
Cara07:107:10 AM–08:408:40 AMneutral
Lābha08:408:40 AM–10:1010:10 AMgood
Amṛta10:1010:10 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Kāla11:4011:40 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Śubha13:101:10 PM–14:402:40 PMgood
Roga14:402:40 PM–16:104:10 PMavoid
Udvega16:104:10 PM–17:405:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:405:40 PM–19:107:10 PMgood
Amṛta19:107:10 PM–20:408:40 PMgood
Cara20:408:40 PM–22:1010:10 PMneutral
Roga22:1010:10 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Kāla23:4011:40 PM–25:101:10 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:101:10 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1good
Udvega26:402:40 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:104:10 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:405:40 AM sunrise17:405:40 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:011:01 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 09:049:04 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 10:2410:24 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:011:01 PM
Bālavauntil 25:181:18 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:104:10 PM–17:405:40 PM
Pradoṣa 17:405:40 PM–19:167:16 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1

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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:405:40 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 00 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī13:011:01 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā09:049:04 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa10:2410:24 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava13:011:01 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra29:40 05:405:40 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 205
Day length
12 h 00 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
12:2312:23 PM
Moonset
24:2712:27 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:044:04 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:044:04 AM04:524:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:284:28 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:048:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:048:04 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:402:40 PM16:104:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:405:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:044:04 PM16:524:52 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:104:10 PM17:405:40 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:265:26 PM19:067:06 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:405:40 PM19:167:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:405:40 PM18:046:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:405:40 PM18:526:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:283:28 AM+129:095:09 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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