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Monday 22 October 2012 · Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:469:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:268:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mahāṣṭamī · Durga Ashtami

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

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:029:02 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonVadodara12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:2611:26 AM–12:5912:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:038:03 AM–09:299:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5510:55 AM–12:2112:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4412:44 PM–13:301:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:481:48 PM–15:143:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:023:02 PM–15:483:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:379:37 PM–23:1211:12 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

Amṛta06:376:37 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Kāla08:038:03 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Śubha09:299:29 AM–10:5510:55 AMgood
Roga10:5510:55 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Udvega12:2112:21 PM–13:481:48 PMavoid
Cara13:481:48 PM–15:143:14 PMneutral
Lābha15:143:14 PM–16:404:40 PMgood
Amṛta16:404:40 PM–18:066:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:066:06 PM–19:407:40 PMneutral
Roga19:407:40 PM–21:149:14 PMavoid
Kāla21:149:14 PM–22:4810:48 PMavoid
Lābha22:4810:48 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2212:22+1 AM–25:561:56+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:561:56+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:293:29+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMgood
Cara29:035:03+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:376:37+1 AM

06:376:37 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:268:26 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 17:395:39 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 19:387:38 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:029:02 AM
Bavauntil 20:268:26 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:038:03 AM–09:299:29 AM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:299:29 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 30 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:268:26 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā17:395:39 PMŚravaṇa
YogaDhṛti19:387:38 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:029:02 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:37 06:376:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 757
Day length
11 h 30 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
13:111:11 PM
Moonset
24:4312:43+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:038:03 AM09:299:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5510:55 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:2611:26 AM12:5912:59 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:301:30 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:483:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:481:48 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:023:02 PM15:483:48 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:483:48 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:379:37 PM23:1211:12 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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