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March 1950 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 27 March 1950 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:293:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:404:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:404:40 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:265:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:035:03 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:567:56 AM–09:399:39 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:282:28 PM–15:183:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:366:36 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:366:36 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:457:45 AM–09:189:18 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5110:51 AM–12:2412:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4912:49 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:571:57 PM–15:303:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:183:18 PM–16:074:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta06:136:13 AM–07:457:45 AMgood
Kāla07:457:45 AM–09:189:18 AMavoid
Śubha09:189:18 AM–10:5110:51 AMgood
Roga10:5110:51 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Udvega12:2412:24 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Cara13:571:57 PM–15:303:30 PMneutral
Lābha15:303:30 PM–17:035:03 PMgood
Amṛta17:035:03 PM–18:366:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:366:36 PM–20:038:03 PMneutral
Roga20:038:03 PM–21:309:30 PMavoid
Kāla21:309:30 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Lābha22:5610:56 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1good
Udvega24:2312:23 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:501:50 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1good
Amṛta27:173:17 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1good
Cara28:444:44 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1

06:136:13 AM sunrise18:366:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:404:40 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 18:396:39 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 25:021:02 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:404:40 PM
Bālavauntil 28:594:59 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:457:45 AM–09:189:18 AM
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:4912:49 PM
Pradoṣa 18:366:36 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:189:18 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 23 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī16:404:40 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā18:396:39 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana25:02 01:021:02 AM TueAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava16:404:40 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:11 06:116:11 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2007
Śaka
1872
Kali
5051
Ahargaṇa
1 844 902
Day length
12 h 23 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:0311:03 AM
Moonset
26:552:55 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:035:03 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:457:45 AM09:189:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:567:56 AM09:399:39 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:282:28 PM15:183:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:183:18 PM16:074:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:366:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:366:36 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:366:36 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:366:36 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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