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October 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 3 October 1978 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Āśvina Śukla Pratipadā

Maṅgalavāra. Pratipadā began at 11:4111:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4211:42 AM.

Observed here on this day

Navarātrārambha · Navratri

Pratipadā covers 3 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4211:42 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Hasta and the Moon 12° ahead of it, in Citrā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 12° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:585:58 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:585:58 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:438:43 PM–22:2010:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:308:30 AM–09:189:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:069:06 AM–10:3410:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5810:58 AM–12:3512:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:0312:03 PM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:003:00 PM–16:294:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5010:50 PM–23:3911:39 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

Roga06:086:08 AM–07:377:37 AMavoid
Udvega07:377:37 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Cara09:069:06 AM–10:3410:34 AMneutral
Lābha10:3410:34 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Amṛta12:0312:03 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Kāla13:321:32 PM–15:003:00 PMavoid
Śubha15:003:00 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Roga16:294:29 PM–17:585:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:585:58 PM–19:297:29 PMavoid
Lābha19:297:29 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Udvega21:009:00 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0312:03 AM+1–25:351:35 AM+1good
Cara25:351:35 AM+1–27:063:06 AM+1neutral
Roga27:063:06 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:384:38 AM+1–30:096:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09 AM+1

06:086:08 AM sunrise17:585:58 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 11:4211:42 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 27:123:12 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 15:443:44 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:4211:42 AM
Bālavauntil 23:3111:31 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:003:00 PM–16:294:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:585:58 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:294:29 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā11:4211:42 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraCitrā27:12 03:123:12 AM WedSvātī
YogaIndra15:443:44 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava11:4211:42 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:09 06:096:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 319
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
06:576:57 AM
Moonset
18:456:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:308:30 AM09:189:18 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:069:06 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5810:58 AM12:3512:35 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:003:00 PM16:294:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM17:585:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:585:58 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:585:58 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:585:58 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:438:43 PM22:2010:20 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5010:50 PM23:3911:39 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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