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

Monday 19 October 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Somavāra. Amāvasyā began at 03:403:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:096:09+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pūjā · Diwali

Amāvasyā covers 104 of 104 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoKālī Pūjā determinate

At sunrise

07:117:11 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3910:39 AM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 352° ahead of it, in Citrā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 352° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:535:53 AM–07:117:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:356:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:266:26+1 AM–32:148:14+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:338:33 AM–09:569:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1811:18 AM–12:4012:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:461:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:022:02 PM–15:253:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:143:14 PM–15:573:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:387:38 PM–21:269:26 PMa 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

Amṛta07:117:11 AM–08:338:33 AMgood
Kāla08:338:33 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Śubha09:569:56 AM–11:1811:18 AMgood
Roga11:1811:18 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Udvega12:4012:40 PM–14:022:02 PMavoid
Cara14:022:02 PM–15:253:25 PMneutral
Lābha15:253:25 PM–16:474:47 PMgood
Amṛta16:474:47 PM–18:096:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:096:09 PM–19:477:47 PMneutral
Roga19:477:47 PM–21:259:25 PMavoid
Kāla21:259:25 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Lābha23:0311:03 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4112:41+1 AM–26:182:18+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:182:18+1 AM–27:563:56+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:563:56+1 AM–29:345:34+1 AMgood
Cara29:345:34+1 AM–31:127:12+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:117:11 AM to 31:127:12+1 AM

07:117:11 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 30:096:09+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 10:3910:39 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 19:027:02 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 16:544:54 PM
Nāgauntil 30:096:09+1 AM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:338:33 AM–09:569:56 AM
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17+1 AM–25:051:05+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:569:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 58 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  11. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā30:09 06:096:09 AM TuePratipadā
NakṣatraHasta10:3910:39 AMCitrā
YogaVaidhṛti19:027:02 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda16:544:54 PMNāga
VāraSomavāra31:12 07:127:12 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 640
Day length
10 h 58 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
none
Moonset
18:086:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:535:53 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:117:11 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:338:33 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:239:23 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1811:18 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:461:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:022:02 PM15:253:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:143:14 PM15:573:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:356:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:387:38 PM21:269:26 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:266:26+1 AM32:148:14+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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