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Tuesday 24 October 1978 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:184:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:506:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:506:50 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 273° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 47% 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 muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:345:34 PM–18:006:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:345:34 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:356:35 PM–20:238:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya07:477:47 AM–09:359:35 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:378:37 AM–09:219:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:109:10 AM–10:3410:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5811:58 AM–13:221:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM–16:104:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4210:42 PM–23:3311:33 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

Roga06:226:22 AM–07:467:46 AMavoid
Udvega07:467:46 AM–09:109:10 AMavoid
Cara09:109:10 AM–10:3410:34 AMneutral
Lābha10:3410:34 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Amṛta11:5811:58 AM–13:221:22 PMgood
Kāla13:221:22 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Śubha14:462:46 PM–16:104:10 PMgood
Roga16:104:10 PM–17:345:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:345:34 PM–19:107:10 PMavoid
Lābha19:107:10 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Udvega20:468:46 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Śubha22:2210:22 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Amṛta23:5911:59 PM–25:351:35 AM+1good
Cara25:351:35 AM+1–27:113:11 AM+1neutral
Roga27:113:11 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:474:47 AM+1–30:236:23 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:236:23 AM+1

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:345:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:506:50 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 25:471:47 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 24:1112:11 AM+1
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:506:50 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:462:46 PM–16:104:10 PM
Pradoṣa 17:345:34 PM–19:177:17 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:104:10 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 12 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:177:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 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 Aṣṭamī18:506:50 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya25:47 01:471:47 AM WedĀśleṣā
YogaSādhya24:11 00:1112:11 AM WedŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava18:506:50 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:23 06:236:23 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 12 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
24:1412:14 AM+1
Moonset
13:001:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:477:47 AM09:359:35 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:378:37 AM09:219:21 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:109:10 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:104:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:345:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:345:34 PM19:177:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:345:34 PM18:006:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:345:34 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:356:35 PM20:238:23 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4210:42 PM23:3311:33 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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