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October 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 20 October 1979 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śanivāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:445:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:237:23 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pūjā · Diwali

Amāvasyā covers 101 of 101 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2511:25 AM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 351° ahead of it, in Citrā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 351° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:035:03 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:395:39 PM–18:046:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:395:39 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:196:19 AM–07:447:44 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:196:19 AM–07:047:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:047:04 AM–07:507:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:099:09 AM–10:3410:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:241:24 PM–14:492:49 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:068:06 PM–21:519:51 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Kāla06:196:19 AM–07:447:44 AMavoid
Śubha07:447:44 AM–09:099:09 AMgood
Roga09:099:09 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Udvega10:3410:34 AM–11:5911:59 AMavoid
Cara11:5911:59 AM–13:241:24 PMneutral
Lābha13:241:24 PM–14:492:49 PMgood
Amṛta14:492:49 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Kāla16:144:14 PM–17:395:39 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:395:39 PM–19:147:14 PMgood
Udvega19:147:14 PM–20:498:49 PMavoid
Śubha20:498:49 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Amṛta22:2410:24 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Cara23:5911:59 PM–25:341:34 AM+1neutral
Roga25:341:34 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:093:09 AM+1–28:454:45 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:454:45 AM+1–30:206:20 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:206:20 AM+1

06:196:19 AM sunrise17:395:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 11:2511:25 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 18:396:39 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 18:376:37 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:099:09 AM–10:3410:34 AM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Pradoṣa 17:395:39 PM–19:207:20 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. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3410:34 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 19 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  8. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyāpast sunrisePratipadā
NakṣatraHasta11:2511:25 AMCitrā
YogaVaidhṛti18:396:39 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda18:376:37 PMNāga
VāraŚanivāra30:20 06:206:20 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 701
Day length
11 h 19 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:275:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:035:03 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:196:19 AM07:447:44 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:196:19 AM07:047:04 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:047:04 AM07:507:50 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:099:09 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:395:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:395:39 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:395:39 PM18:046:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:395:39 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:068:06 PM21:519:51 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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