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March 1962 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 29 March 1962 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:3012:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4211:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:479:47 AM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:235:23 AM
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:4812:48 PM
  • Vijaya14:282:28 PM–15:183:18 PM
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–19:017:01 PM
  • Amṛta kāla28:414:41 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:096:09 AM–07:437:43 AM
  • Varjya08:108:10 AM–09:479:47 AM
  • Gulika09:169:16 AM–10:5010:50 AM
  • Durmuhūrta10:1910:19 AM–11:0911:09 AM
  • Rāhu kāla13:571:57 PM–15:313:31 PM
  • Durmuhūrta15:183:18 PM–16:084:08 PM
  • Varjya19:147:14 PM–20:488:48 PM

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

Śubha06:096:09 AM–07:437:43 AMgood
Roga07:437:43 AM–09:169:16 AMavoid
Udvega09:169:16 AM–10:5010:50 AMavoid
Cara10:5010:50 AM–12:2312:23 PMneutral
Lābha12:2312:23 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Amṛta13:571:57 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Kāla15:313:31 PM–17:045:04 PMavoid
Śubha17:045:04 PM–18:386:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:386:38 PM–20:048:04 PMgood
Cara20:048:04 PM–21:309:30 PMneutral
Roga21:309:30 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Kāla22:5610:56 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2312:23 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1good
Udvega25:491:49 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:153:15 AM+1–28:414:41 AM+1good
Amṛta28:414:41 AM+1–30:086:08 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:086:08 AM+1

06:096:09 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 30:086:08 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:4211:42 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 09:479:47 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 13:171:17 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:1112:11 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:4211:42 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:571:57 PM–15:313:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–20:108:10 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:313:31 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:4211:42 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMūla09:479:47 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVarīyān13:171:17 PMParigha
KaraṇaBālava12:1112:11 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:08 06:086:08 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2018
Śaka
1883
Kali
5062
Ahargaṇa
1 849 287
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
26:092:09 AM+1
Moonset
11:1511:15 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:374:37 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla06:096:09 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa06:096:09 AM07:437:43 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjya08:108:10 AM09:479:47 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgava08:398:39 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika09:169:16 AM10:5010:50 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrta10:1910:19 AM11:0911:09 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijit11:5911:59 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇa13:381:38 PM16:084:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla13:571:57 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijaya14:282:28 PM15:183:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta15:183:18 PM16:084:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna16:084:08 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa18:386:38 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli18:386:38 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya19:147:14 PM20:488:48 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kāla28:414:41 AM+130:156:15 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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