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Tuesday 20 October 1981 · Luanda, Angola

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:215:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:084:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:425:42 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0311:03 AM

Siddha gives way to Sādhya.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 88° above S. Day length 12 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 274° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 274° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:564:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:425:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:127:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3510:35 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:108:10 AM–08:598:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:478:47 AM–10:2010:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5211:52 AM–13:241:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:041:04 PM–14:402:40 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:572:57 PM–16:294:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4210:42 PM–23:2811:28 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

Roga05:425:42 AM–07:157:15 AMavoid
Udvega07:157:15 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Cara08:478:47 AM–10:2010:20 AMneutral
Lābha10:2010:20 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Amṛta11:5211:52 AM–13:241:24 PMgood
Kāla13:241:24 PM–14:572:57 PMavoid
Śubha14:572:57 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Roga16:294:29 PM–18:026:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:026:02 PM–19:297:29 PMavoid
Lābha19:297:29 PM–20:578:57 PMgood
Udvega20:578:57 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Śubha22:2410:24 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Amṛta23:5211:52 PM–25:191:19+1 AMgood
Cara25:191:19+1 AM–26:472:47+1 AMneutral
Roga26:472:47+1 AM–28:144:14+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:144:14+1 AM–29:425:42+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:425:42 AM to 29:425:42+1 AM

05:425:42 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:084:08 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 28:554:55+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 11:0311:03 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:084:08 PM
Taitilauntil 27:453:45+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:572:57 PM–16:294:29 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+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. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:294:29 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 19 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī16:084:08 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya28:55 04:554:55 AM WedĀśleṣā
YogaSiddha11:0311:03 AMSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava16:084:08 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:42 05:425:42 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2038
Śaka
1903
Kali
5082
Ahargaṇa
1 856 432
Day length
12 h 19 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
25:071:07+1 AM
Moonset
12:0912:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:425:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:564:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:425:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:425:42 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:108:10 AM08:598:59 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:2010:20 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:041:04 PM14:402:40 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:572:57 PM16:294:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:127:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3510:35 PM24:1012:10+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4210:42 PM23:2811:28 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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