October 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 21 October 1998 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Kārtika Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 07:097:09 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:419:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

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

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:419:41 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Svātī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 13° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:447:44 AM–09:329:32 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:567:56 AM–09:269:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5610:56 AM–12:2512:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0112:01 PM–12:4912:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2512:25 PM–13:551:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:5511:55 PM–25:421:42+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:276:27 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Amṛta07:567:56 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Kāla09:269:26 AM–10:5610:56 AMavoid
Śubha10:5610:56 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Roga12:2512:25 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Udvega13:551:55 PM–15:253:25 PMavoid
Cara15:253:25 PM–16:544:54 PMneutral
Lābha16:544:54 PM–18:246:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:246:24 PM–19:547:54 PMavoid
Śubha19:547:54 PM–21:259:25 PMgood
Amṛta21:259:25 PM–22:5510:55 PMgood
Cara22:5510:55 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2512:25+1 AM–25:561:56+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:561:56+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:263:26+1 AM–28:564:56+1 AMgood
Udvega28:564:56+1 AM–30:276:27+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:276:27+1 AM

06:276:27 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 09:419:41 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 17:385:38 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 21:519:51 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:419:41 AM
Bālavauntil 22:5610:56 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2512:25 PM–13:551:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:551:55 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā09:419:41 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī17:385:38 PMViśākhā
YogaPrīti21:519:51 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava09:419:41 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:27 06:276:27 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 642
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:197:19 AM
Moonset
19:297:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:447:44 AM09:329:32 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:567:56 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5610:56 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM13:551:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5511:55 PM25:421:42+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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