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Monday 22 October 2012 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:161:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5611:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mahāṣṭamī · Durga Ashtami

Aṣṭamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMahānavamī determinate

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:099:09 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

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 96° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3910:39 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:567:56 AM–09:269:26 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5510:55 AM–12:2512:25 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4912:49 PM–13:371:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:071:07 PM–14:422:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:551:55 PM–15:243:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:123:12 PM–16:004:00 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

Amṛta06:276:27 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Kāla07:567:56 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Śubha09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AMgood
Roga10:5510:55 AM–12:2512:25 PMavoid
Udvega12:2512:25 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Cara13:551:55 PM–15:243:24 PMneutral
Lābha15:243:24 PM–16:544:54 PMgood
Amṛta16:544:54 PM–18:236:23 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:236:23 PM–19:547:54 PMneutral
Roga19:547:54 PM–21:249:24 PMavoid
Kāla21:249:24 PM–22:5510:55 PMavoid
Lābha22:5510:55 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1good
Udvega24:2512:25 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:551:55 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1good
Amṛta27:263:26 AM+1–28:564:56 AM+1good
Cara28:564:56 AM+1–30:276:27 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:276:27 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:5611:56 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 09:099:09 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 11:0811:08 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:5611:56 AM
Bālavauntil 23:2811:28 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:567:56 AM–09:269:26 AM
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:269:26 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  4. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:5611:56 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā09:099:09 AMŚravaṇa
YogaDhṛti11:0811:08 AMŚūla
KaraṇaBava11:5611:56 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:27 06:276:27 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 757
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
13:121:12 PM
Moonset
25:221:22 AM+1

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
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:567:56 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5510:55 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:071:07 PM14:422:42 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:551:55 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:123:12 PM16:004:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3910:39 PM24:1412:14 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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