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

Saturday 24 October 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Kārtika Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 13:331:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:423:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Caturthī

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

AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:423:42 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 47° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:315:31 AM–06:246:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:575:57 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:113:11 PM–16:574:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:177:17 AM–08:378:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:177:17 AM–08:008:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:008:00 AM–08:438:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:589:58 AM–11:1911:19 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:002:00 PM–15:213:21 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla07:177:17 AM–08:378:37 AMavoid
Śubha08:378:37 AM–09:589:58 AMgood
Roga09:589:58 AM–11:1911:19 AMavoid
Udvega11:1911:19 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Cara12:3912:39 PM–14:002:00 PMneutral
Lābha14:002:00 PM–15:213:21 PMgood
Amṛta15:213:21 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Kāla16:414:41 PM–18:026:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:026:02 PM–19:417:41 PMgood
Udvega19:417:41 PM–21:219:21 PMavoid
Śubha21:219:21 PM–23:0011:00 PMgood
Amṛta23:0011:00 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMgood
Cara24:4012:40+1 AM–25:191:19+1 AMneutral
Roga25:191:19+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:592:59+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:384:38+1 AM–30:186:18+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 30:186:18+1 AM

07:177:17 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 15:423:42 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 24:5512:55+1 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 22:5810:58 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:423:42 PM
Bavauntil 27:403:40+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:589:58 AM–11:1911:19 AM
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:011:01 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1911:19 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī15:423:42 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā24:55 00:5512:55 AM SunMūla
YogaŚobhana22:5810:58 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:423:42 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra30:18 06:186:18 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 645
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
10:5610:56 AM
Moonset
20:598:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:315:31 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:315:31 AM06:246:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:575:57 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:177:17 AM08:378:37 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:177:17 AM08:008:00 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:008:00 AM08:438:43 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:589:58 AM11:1911:19 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:441:44 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:002:00 PM15:213:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:113:11 PM16:574:57 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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