12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
March 1969 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 26 March 1969 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:347:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0110:01 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:268:26 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 51% 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 muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla14:122:12 PM–16:004:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:282:28 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:467:46 AM–09:199:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:557:55 AM–09:439:43 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:5210:52 AM–12:2412:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0012:00 PM–12:4912:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2412:24 PM–13:571:57 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

Lābha06:146:14 AM–07:467:46 AMgood
Amṛta07:467:46 AM–09:199:19 AMgood
Kāla09:199:19 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Śubha10:5210:52 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Roga12:2412:24 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Udvega13:571:57 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Cara15:303:30 PM–17:025:02 PMneutral
Lābha17:025:02 PM–18:356:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:356:35 PM–20:028:02 PMavoid
Śubha20:028:02 PM–21:299:29 PMgood
Amṛta21:299:29 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Cara22:5610:56 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2412:24 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:511:51 AM+1–27:183:18 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:183:18 AM+1–28:454:45 AM+1good
Udvega28:454:45 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:126:12 AM+1

06:146:14 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:0110:01 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 25:251:25 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 08:268:26 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:488:48 AM
Bavauntil 22:0110:01 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2412:24 PM–13:571:57 PM
Pradoṣa 18:356:35 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:571:57 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 22 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī22:0110:01 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā25:25 01:251:25 AM ThuPunarvasu
YogaSaubhāgya08:268:26 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:488:48 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:12 06:126:12 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2026
Śaka
1891
Kali
5070
Ahargaṇa
1 851 841
Day length
12 h 22 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:5110:51 AM
Moonset
26:442:44 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:428:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:467:46 AM09:199:19 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:557:55 AM09:439:43 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:428:42 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:122:12 PM16:004:00 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:282:28 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:356:35 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:356:35 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:356:35 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°25′38″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
38°52′ N 115°28′ E · GeoNames 1816971
‹ Tue 25 MarTodayThu 27 Mar ›