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October 2017 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 28 October 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:451:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:513:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gopāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:513:51 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–11:5911:59 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:261:26 PM–14:092:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:384:38 PM–18:236:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:106:10 AM–07:327:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:106:10 AM–06:546:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:546:54 AM–07:377:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:548:54 AM–10:1510:15 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5912:59 PM–14:202:20 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:106:10 AM–07:327:32 AMavoid
Śubha07:327:32 AM–08:548:54 AMgood
Roga08:548:54 AM–10:1510:15 AMavoid
Udvega10:1510:15 AM–11:3711:37 AMavoid
Cara11:3711:37 AM–12:5912:59 PMneutral
Lābha12:5912:59 PM–14:202:20 PMgood
Amṛta14:202:20 PM–15:423:42 PMgood
Kāla15:423:42 PM–17:045:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:045:04 PM–18:426:42 PMgood
Udvega18:426:42 PM–20:208:20 PMavoid
Śubha20:208:20 PM–21:599:59 PMgood
Amṛta21:599:59 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Cara23:3711:37 PM–25:161:16 AM+1neutral
Roga25:161:16 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:542:54 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:334:33 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1

06:106:10 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:513:51 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 28:034:03 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 19:027:02 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:513:51 PM
Bālavauntil 28:414:41 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:548:54 AM–10:1510:15 AM
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:496:49 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1510:15 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5911:59 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 54 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:513:51 PMNavamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa28:03 04:034:03 AM SunDhaniṣṭhā
YogaŚūla19:027:02 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava15:513:51 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:11 06:116:11 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 589
Day length
10 h 54 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
13:041:04 PM
Moonset
23:4711:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:106:10 AM07:327:32 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:106:10 AM06:546:54 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:546:54 AM07:377:37 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:1510:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1511:15 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:532:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5912:59 PM14:202:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:261:26 PM14:092:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:532:53 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:384:38 PM18:236:23 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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