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October 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 26 October 2009 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:222:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:025:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gopāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:166:16 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:065:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:175:17 PM–17:425:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:175:17 PM–18:336:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:369:36 PM–23:2411:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:227:22 AM–08:478:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1210:12 AM–11:3711:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4710:47 AM–12:3512:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0012:00 PM–12:4512:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:021:02 PM–14:272:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:162:16 PM–15:013:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta05:575:57 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Kāla07:227:22 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Śubha08:478:47 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Roga10:1210:12 AM–11:3711:37 AMavoid
Udvega11:3711:37 AM–13:021:02 PMavoid
Cara13:021:02 PM–14:272:27 PMneutral
Lābha14:272:27 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Amṛta15:523:52 PM–17:175:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:175:17 PM–18:526:52 PMneutral
Roga18:526:52 PM–20:278:27 PMavoid
Kāla20:278:27 PM–22:0210:02 PMavoid
Lābha22:0210:02 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Udvega23:3711:37 PM–25:121:12+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:121:12+1 AM–26:472:47+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:472:47+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMgood
Cara28:224:22+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:575:57 AM sunrise17:175:17 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:025:02 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 06:166:16 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 27:093:09+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:025:02 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:227:22 AM–08:478:47 AM
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Pradoṣa 17:175:17 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01+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. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:478:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 20 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī17:025:02 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā06:166:16 AMŚravaṇa
YogaŚūla27:09 03:093:09 AM TueGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava17:025:02 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 665
Day length
11 h 20 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
12:4612:46 PM
Moonset
23:5911:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:065:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:227:22 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4710:47 AM12:3512:35 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4512:45 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4512:45 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:021:02 PM14:272:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:162:16 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM17:175:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:175:17 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:175:17 PM17:425:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:175:17 PM18:336:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:369:36 PM23:2411:24 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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