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October 2025 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 22 October 2025 · Queens, New York, United States

Kārtika Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 08:258:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4710:47 AM.

Observed here on this day

Yama Dvitīyā · Bhai Dooj

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

AlsoDyūta Pratipad boundary

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4710:47 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 13° ahead of it, in Svātī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 13° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:305:30 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:565:56 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:282:28 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:046:04 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:046:04 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:368:36 AM–09:579:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1811:18 AM–12:3912:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3912:39 PM–14:012:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:4010:40 PM–24:2812:28+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

Lābha07:157:15 AM–08:368:36 AMgood
Amṛta08:368:36 AM–09:579:57 AMgood
Kāla09:579:57 AM–11:1811:18 AMavoid
Śubha11:1811:18 AM–12:3912:39 PMgood
Roga12:3912:39 PM–14:012:01 PMavoid
Udvega14:012:01 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Cara15:223:22 PM–16:434:43 PMneutral
Lābha16:434:43 PM–18:046:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:046:04 PM–19:437:43 PMavoid
Śubha19:437:43 PM–21:229:22 PMgood
Amṛta21:229:22 PM–23:0111:01 PMgood
Cara23:0111:01 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMneutral
Roga24:4012:40+1 AM–26:192:19+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:192:19+1 AM–27:583:58+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:583:58+1 AM–29:375:37+1 AMgood
Udvega29:375:37+1 AM–31:167:16+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:167:16+1 AM

07:157:15 AM sunrise18:046:04 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 10:4710:47 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 16:224:22 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 18:366:36 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:4710:47 AM
Bālavauntil 24:0212:02+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3912:39 PM–14:012:01 PM
Pradoṣa 18:046:04 PM–19:507:50 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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:012:01 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā10:4710:47 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī16:224:22 PMViśākhā
YogaPrīti18:366:36 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava10:4710:47 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:16 07:167:16 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 505
Day length
10 h 49 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
08:278:27 AM
Moonset
18:176:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:305:30 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:305:30 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:565:56 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:368:36 AM09:579:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1811:18 AM12:3912:39 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3912:39 PM14:012:01 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:441:44 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:282:28 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:046:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:046:04 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:046:04 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:046:04 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:4010:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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