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Tuesday 24 October 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:484:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:207:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:207:20 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 273° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 273° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:545:54 PM–18:206:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:545:54 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:057:05 PM–20:538:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:178:17 AM–10:0510:05 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:458:45 AM–09:309:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:199:19 AM–10:4510:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1112:11 PM–13:371:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:033:03 PM–16:294:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5610:56 PM–23:4611:46 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

Roga06:276:27 AM–07:537:53 AMavoid
Udvega07:537:53 AM–09:199:19 AMavoid
Cara09:199:19 AM–10:4510:45 AMneutral
Lābha10:4510:45 AM–12:1112:11 PMgood
Amṛta12:1112:11 PM–13:371:37 PMgood
Kāla13:371:37 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Śubha15:033:03 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Roga16:294:29 PM–17:545:54 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:545:54 PM–19:297:29 PMavoid
Lābha19:297:29 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Udvega21:039:03 PM–22:3710:37 PMavoid
Śubha22:3710:37 PM–24:1112:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1112:11+1 AM–25:451:45+1 AMgood
Cara25:451:45+1 AM–27:193:19+1 AMneutral
Roga27:193:19+1 AM–28:544:54+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:544:54+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM

06:276:27 AM sunrise17:545:54 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:207:20 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:172:17+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 24:4112:41+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 19:207:20 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:033:03 PM–16:294:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:545:54 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:294:29 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 27 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī19:207:20 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya26:17 02:172:17 AM WedĀśleṣā
YogaSādhya24:41 00:4112:41 AM WedŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava19:207:20 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:28 06:286:28 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 340
Day length
11 h 27 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
24:3612:36+1 AM
Moonset
13:021:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:178:17 AM10:0510:05 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:458:45 AM09:309:30 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:199:19 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1112:11 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:033:03 PM16:294:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM17:545:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:545:54 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:545:54 PM18:206:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:545:54 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:057:05 PM20:538:53 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5610:56 PM23:4611:46 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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