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

Tuesday 20 October 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Maṅgalavāra. Amāvasyā began at 15:403:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:096:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:027:02 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 357° ahead of it, in Citrā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 357° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:412:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:266:26 PM–20:148:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya07:387:38 AM–09:269:26 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:338:33 AM–09:199:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:079:07 AM–10:3410:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0012:00 PM–13:261:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:532:53 PM–16:194:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4510:45 PM–23:3511:35 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

Roga06:156:15 AM–07:417:41 AMavoid
Udvega07:417:41 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Cara09:079:07 AM–10:3410:34 AMneutral
Lābha10:3410:34 AM–12:0012:00 PMgood
Amṛta12:0012:00 PM–13:261:26 PMgood
Kāla13:261:26 PM–14:532:53 PMavoid
Śubha14:532:53 PM–16:194:19 PMgood
Roga16:194:19 PM–17:465:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:465:46 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid
Lābha19:197:19 PM–20:538:53 PMgood
Udvega20:538:53 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Śubha22:2710:27 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0012:00+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMgood
Cara25:341:34+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMneutral
Roga27:083:08+1 AM–28:414:41+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:414:41+1 AM–30:156:15+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:156:15+1 AM

06:156:15 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 18:096:09 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 25:381:38+1 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 07:027:02 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 18:096:09 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:532:53 PM–16:194:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:194:19 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 31 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  8. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā18:096:09 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraCitrā25:38 01:381:38 AM WedSvātī
YogaVaidhṛti07:027:02 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaNāga18:096:09 PMKiṃstughna
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 641
Day length
11 h 31 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:535:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:387:38 AM09:269:26 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:338:33 AM09:199:19 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:079:07 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0012:00 PM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:412:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:532:53 PM16:194:19 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:266:26 PM20:148:14 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4510:45 PM23:3511:35 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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