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November 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Kṛṣṇa to Kārtika KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 18 November 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:1110:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:098:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gopāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

07:547:54 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:099:09 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:5812:58 PM

The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining12:5812:58 PM
At noon, 12:5812:58 PM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta06:036:03 AM–06:596:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:316:31 AM–07:547:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3812:38 PM–13:181:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:392:39 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:109:10 AM–10:2610:26 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4211:42 AM–12:5812:58 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:181:18 PM–13:591:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:142:14 PM–15:303:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:203:20 PM–16:004:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:3911:39 PM–25:111:11 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

Amṛta07:547:54 AM–09:109:10 AMgood
Kāla09:109:10 AM–10:2610:26 AMavoid
Śubha10:2610:26 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Roga11:4211:42 AM–12:5812:58 PMavoid
Udvega12:5812:58 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Cara14:142:14 PM–15:303:30 PMneutral
Lābha15:303:30 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Amṛta16:464:46 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:026:02 PM–19:467:46 PMneutral
Roga19:467:46 PM–21:309:30 PMavoid
Kāla21:309:30 PM–23:1411:14 PMavoid
Lābha23:1411:14 PM–24:5912:59 AM+1good
Udvega24:5912:59 AM+1–26:432:43 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:432:43 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Amṛta28:274:27 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1good
Cara30:116:11 AM+1–31:557:55 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:547:54 AM to 31:557:55 AM+1

07:547:54 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:557:55 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:098:09 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 16:494:49 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 18:106:10 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:099:09 AM
Bavauntil 20:098:09 PM
Bālavauntil 31:127:12 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:109:10 AM–10:2610:26 AM
Abhijit 12:3812:38 PM–13:181:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 24:3512:35 AM+1–25:231:23 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. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2610:26 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:181:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 08 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:231:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:098:09 PMNavamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā16:494:49 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaDhruva18:106:10 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:099:09 AMBava
VāraSomavāra31:55 07:557:55 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 940
Day length
10 h 08 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:511:51 PM
Moonset
25:231:23 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:036:03 AM07:547:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:036:03 AM06:596:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:316:31 AM07:547:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:547:54 AM09:569:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:109:10 AM10:2610:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:569:56 AM11:5711:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM12:5812:58 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3412:34 PM13:221:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:181:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:181:18 PM13:591:59 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:591:59 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:142:14 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:392:39 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:203:20 PM16:004:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3911:39 PM25:111:11 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3512:35 AM+125:231:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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