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October 1957 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 30 October 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:584:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:466:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gopāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2011:20 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:364:36 AM–05:305:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:035:03 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:241:24 PM–14:062:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:551:55 PM–15:413:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:427:42 AM–09:019:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2010:20 AM–11:3911:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1811:18 AM–12:0012:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3911:39 AM–12:5812:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:505:50 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:236:23 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Amṛta07:427:42 AM–09:019:01 AMgood
Kāla09:019:01 AM–10:2010:20 AMavoid
Śubha10:2010:20 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Roga11:3911:39 AM–12:5812:58 PMavoid
Udvega12:5812:58 PM–14:162:16 PMavoid
Cara14:162:16 PM–15:353:35 PMneutral
Lābha15:353:35 PM–16:544:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:544:54 PM–18:356:35 PMavoid
Śubha18:356:35 PM–20:178:17 PMgood
Amṛta20:178:17 PM–21:589:58 PMgood
Cara21:589:58 PM–23:3911:39 PMneutral
Roga23:3911:39 PM–25:211:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:211:21 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:023:02 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1good
Udvega28:434:43 AM+1–30:256:25 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:256:25 AM+1

06:236:23 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:466:46 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 25:221:22 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 11:2011:20 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:466:46 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3911:39 AM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 PM–18:426:42 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5812:58 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 31 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:426:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī18:466:46 PMNavamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa25:22 01:221:22 AM ThuDhaniṣṭhā
YogaŚūla11:2011:20 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava18:466:46 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:25 06:256:25 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 676
Day length
10 h 31 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
12:5212:52 PM
Moonset
23:4411:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:364:36 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:364:36 AM05:305:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:035:03 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2010:20 AM11:3911:39 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM12:5812:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:482:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:241:24 PM14:062:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:551:55 PM15:413:41 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:482:48 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:426:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:505:50 AM+131:377:37 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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