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Friday 12 October 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Āśvina Śukla Navamī

Śukravāra. Navamī began at 03:583:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:286:28+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mahānavamī

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

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:003:00 PM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

12:4212:42 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:4212:42 PM
At noon, 12:4212:42 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 100° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 59% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 100° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:041:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:331:33 PM–15:213:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:193:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:288:28 AM–09:539:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:199:19 AM–10:0410:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1711:17 AM–12:4112:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:041:04 PM–13:491:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:303:30 PM–16:554:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:141:14+1 AM–27:013:01+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

Cara07:047:04 AM–08:288:28 AMneutral
Lābha08:288:28 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Amṛta09:539:53 AM–11:1711:17 AMgood
Kāla11:1711:17 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Śubha12:4112:41 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Roga14:062:06 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Udvega15:303:30 PM–16:554:55 PMavoid
Cara16:554:55 PM–18:196:19 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:196:19 PM–19:557:55 PMavoid
Kāla19:557:55 PM–21:319:31 PMavoid
Lābha21:319:31 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Udvega23:0611:06 PM–24:4212:42+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:4212:42+1 AM–26:182:18+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:182:18+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMgood
Cara27:533:53+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMneutral
Roga29:295:29+1 AM–31:057:05+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05+1 AM

07:047:04 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Navamīuntil 30:286:28+1 AM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 20:458:45 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 15:003:00 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:145:14 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:286:28+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1711:17 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:041:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 24:1812:18+1 AM–25:061:06+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. SunriseNavamī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4112:41 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:041:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:061:06+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Navamī30:28 06:286:28 AM SatDaśamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā20:458:45 PMŚravaṇa
YogaSukarmā15:003:00 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava17:145:14 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra31:05 07:057:05 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 293
Day length
11 h 16 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
14:342:34 PM
Moonset
25:021:02+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:199:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:199:19 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:199:19 AM10:0410:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1711:17 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:041:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:041:04 PM13:491:49 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:331:33 PM15:213:21 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:193:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:303:30 PM16:554:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1812:18+1 AM25:061:06+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:141:14+1 AM27:013:01+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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