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October 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀśvina Śukla to Kārtika ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 21 October 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Kārtika Śukla Pratipadā

Budhavāra. Pratipadā began at 18:096:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:418:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Govardhana Pūjā

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

AlsoBali Pūjā boundaryDyūta Pratipad determinate

At sunrise

07:267:26 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:577:57 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

12:5812:58 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining12:5812:58 PM
At noon, 12:5812:58 PM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 9° ahead of it, in Svātī, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 9° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:267:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:296:29 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:296:29 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:446:44 PM–20:328:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya07:567:56 AM–09:449:44 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:488:48 AM–10:1110:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3411:34 AM–12:5712:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3512:35 PM–13:201:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5712:57 PM–14:202:20 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

Lābha07:267:26 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Amṛta08:488:48 AM–10:1110:11 AMgood
Kāla10:1110:11 AM–11:3411:34 AMavoid
Śubha11:3411:34 AM–12:5712:57 PMgood
Roga12:5712:57 PM–14:202:20 PMavoid
Udvega14:202:20 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Cara15:433:43 PM–17:065:06 PMneutral
Lābha17:065:06 PM–18:296:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:296:29 PM–20:068:06 PMavoid
Śubha20:068:06 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Amṛta21:449:44 PM–23:2111:21 PMgood
Cara23:2111:21 PM–24:5812:58 AM+1neutral
Roga24:5812:58 AM+1–26:352:35 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:352:35 AM+1–28:124:12 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:124:12 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1good
Udvega29:495:49 AM+1–31:267:26 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:267:26 AM to 31:267:26 AM+1

07:267:26 AM sunrise18:296:29 PM sunsetsunrise 31:267:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 20:418:41 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 28:384:38 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 07:577:57 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 20:418:41 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5712:57 PM–14:202:20 PM
Pradoṣa 18:296:29 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:3412:34 AM+1–25:221:22 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:202:20 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 04 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:221:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā20:418:41 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraSvātī28:38 04:384:38 AM ThuViśākhā
YogaViṣkambha07:577:57 AMPrīti
KaraṇaBava20:418:41 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:26 07:267:26 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 642
Day length
11 h 04 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
07:557:55 AM
Moonset
19:157:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:267:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:267:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:267:26 AM09:389:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:567:56 AM09:449:44 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:389:38 AM11:5111:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3411:34 AM12:5712:57 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3312:33 PM13:211:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:201:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5712:57 PM14:202:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:042:04 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:296:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:296:29 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:296:29 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:296:29 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:446:44 PM20:328:32 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3412:34 AM+125:221:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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