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

Wednesday 28 October 1998 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:398:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:428:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gopāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:536:53 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 11 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:428:42 PM–22:1910:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:567:56 AM–09:269:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5510:55 AM–12:2412:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5710:57 AM–12:3412:34 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2412:24 PM–13:541:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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–10:5510:55 AMavoid
Śubha10:5510:55 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Roga12:2412:24 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Udvega13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 PMavoid
Cara15:233:23 PM–16:534:53 PMneutral
Lābha16:534:53 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:226:22 PM–19:537:53 PMavoid
Śubha19:537:53 PM–21:239:23 PMgood
Amṛta21:239:23 PM–22:5410:54 PMgood
Cara22:5410:54 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2412:24+1 AM–25:551:55+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:551:55+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 sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:428:42 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 06:536:53 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 22:2210:22 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:468:46 AM
Bavauntil 20:428:42 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2412:24 PM–13:541:54 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:541:54 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 55 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:428:42 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā06:536:53 AMŚravaṇa
YogaŚūla22:2210:22 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:468:46 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:27 06:276:27 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 649
Day length
11 h 55 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
12:5812:58 PM
Moonset
25:071:07+1 AM

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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:567:56 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5510:55 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5710:57 AM12:3412:34 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:428:42 PM22:1910:19 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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