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

Monday 19 October 2009 · Tehran, Iran

Kārtika Śukla Pratipadā

Somavāra. Pratipadā began at 09:039:03 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:587:58 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

06:146:14 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:587:58 AM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 14° ahead of it, in Svātī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 14° falls in Śukla Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:0910:09 AM–11:4411:44 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:252:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:245:24 PM–17:495:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:245:24 PM–18:416:41 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:387:38 AM–09:029:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2510:25 AM–11:4911:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–12:5612:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:131:13 PM–14:362:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:252:25 PM–15:103:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:3512:35 AM+1–26:132:13 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

Amṛta06:146:14 AM–07:387:38 AMgood
Kāla07:387:38 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Śubha09:029:02 AM–10:2510:25 AMgood
Roga10:2510:25 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Udvega11:4911:49 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Cara13:131:13 PM–14:362:36 PMneutral
Lābha14:362:36 PM–16:004:00 PMgood
Amṛta16:004:00 PM–17:245:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:245:24 PM–19:007:00 PMneutral
Roga19:007:00 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid
Kāla20:378:37 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Lābha22:1310:13 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Udvega23:4911:49 PM–25:261:26 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:261:26 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1good
Amṛta27:023:02 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1good
Cara28:394:39 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:156:15 AM+1

06:146:14 AM sunrise17:245:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 07:587:58 AM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 18:536:53 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 26:072:07 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:587:58 AM
Bālavauntil 19:387:38 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:387:38 AM–09:029:02 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:245:24 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. SunrisePratipadā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:029:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā07:587:58 AMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī18:536:53 PMViśākhā
YogaPrīti26:07 02:072:07 AM TueĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava07:587:58 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 658
Day length
11 h 09 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:267:26 AM
Moonset
17:455:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:387:38 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:0910:09 AM11:4411:44 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2510:25 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5612:56 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:362:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:252:25 PM15:103:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:245:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:245:24 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:245:24 PM17:495:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:245:24 PM18:416:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:3512:35 AM+126:132:13 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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