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Thursday 12 October 2017 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:269:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:297:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:258:25 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 11 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:514:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–12:0312:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:391:39 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:385:38 PM–18:026:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:385:38 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:597:59 PM–21:309:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:405:40 AM–07:097:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:398:39 AM–10:0910:09 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:399:39 AM–10:2710:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:5210:52 AM–12:2312:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:091:09 PM–14:392:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:272:27 PM–15:153:15 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

Śubha05:405:40 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Roga07:097:09 AM–08:398:39 AMavoid
Udvega08:398:39 AM–10:0910:09 AMavoid
Cara10:0910:09 AM–11:3911:39 AMneutral
Lābha11:3911:39 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Amṛta13:091:09 PM–14:392:39 PMgood
Kāla14:392:39 PM–16:094:09 PMavoid
Śubha16:094:09 PM–17:385:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:385:38 PM–19:097:09 PMgood
Cara19:097:09 PM–20:398:39 PMneutral
Roga20:398:39 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Kāla22:0910:09 PM–23:3911:39 PMavoid
Lābha23:3911:39 PM–25:091:09 AM+1good
Udvega25:091:09 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:392:39 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1good
Amṛta28:094:09 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:395:39 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise17:385:38 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:297:29 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 22:1610:16 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 18:156:15 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:258:25 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:297:29 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:091:09 PM–14:392:39 PM
Pradoṣa 17:385:38 PM–19:157:15 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0312:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:392:39 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 59 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:157:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī19:297:29 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu22:1610:16 PMPuṣya
YogaŚiva18:156:15 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBālava08:258:25 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:39 05:395:39 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 573
Day length
11 h 59 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
24:1912:19 AM+1
Moonset
12:0612:06 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 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:405:40 AM07:097:09 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:398:39 AM10:0910:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:399:39 AM10:2710:27 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5210:52 AM12:2312:23 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:392:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:391:39 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:272:27 PM15:153:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:385:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:385:38 PM19:157:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:385:38 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:385:38 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:597:59 PM21:309:30 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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