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October 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Kṛṣṇa to Āśvina KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 30 October 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 20:248:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:049:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:398:39 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:5712:57 PM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining12:5712:57 PM
At noon, 12:5712:57 PM, the Sun is in Svātī and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:495:49 AM–06:426:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:156:15 AM–07:357:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:329:32 PM–23:1311:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:558:55 AM–10:1610:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2011:20 AM–13:021:02 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:3611:36 AM–12:5612:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3512:35 PM–13:181:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5612:56 PM–14:172:17 PMRāhu’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

Lābha07:357:35 AM–08:558:55 AMgood
Amṛta08:558:55 AM–10:1610:16 AMgood
Kāla10:1610:16 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Śubha11:3611:36 AM–12:5612:56 PMgood
Roga12:5612:56 PM–14:172:17 PMavoid
Udvega14:172:17 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Cara15:373:37 PM–16:584:58 PMneutral
Lābha16:584:58 PM–18:186:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:186:18 PM–19:587:58 PMavoid
Śubha19:587:58 PM–21:389:38 PMgood
Amṛta21:389:38 PM–23:1711:17 PMgood
Cara23:1711:17 PM–24:5712:57 AM+1neutral
Roga24:5712:57 AM+1–26:372:37 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:372:37 AM+1–28:164:16 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:164:16 AM+1–29:565:56 AM+1good
Udvega29:565:56 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:357:35 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:357:35 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:049:04 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 30:526:52 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 17:515:51 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:398:39 AM
Bālavauntil 21:049:04 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5612:56 PM–14:172:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–20:048:04 PM
Niśītha 24:3312:33 AM+1–25:211:21 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:172:17 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:211:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī21:049:04 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā30:52 06:526:52 AM ThuĀrdrā
YogaParigha17:515:51 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBava08:398:39 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:36 07:367:36 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 921
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
21:239:23 PM
Moonset
10:5010:50 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:495:49 AM07:357:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:495:49 AM06:426:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:156:15 AM07:357:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:357:35 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:558:55 AM10:1610:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:5211:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2011:20 AM13:021:02 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3611:36 AM12:5612:56 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3212:32 PM13:201:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:181:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5612:56 PM14:172:17 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:329:32 PM23:1311:13 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3312:33 AM+125:211:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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