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March 1980 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 10 March 1980 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:367:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:507:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:497:49 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:262:26 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:068:06 AM–09:339:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0111:01 AM–12:2912:29 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5212:52 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:561:56 PM–15:243:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:133:13 PM–15:593:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:2011:20 PM–24:5712:57 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

Amṛta06:386:38 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Kāla08:068:06 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Śubha09:339:33 AM–11:0111:01 AMgood
Roga11:0111:01 AM–12:2912:29 PMavoid
Udvega12:2912:29 PM–13:561:56 PMavoid
Cara13:561:56 PM–15:243:24 PMneutral
Lābha15:243:24 PM–16:524:52 PMgood
Amṛta16:524:52 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:206:20 PM–19:527:52 PMneutral
Roga19:527:52 PM–21:249:24 PMavoid
Kāla21:249:24 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Lābha22:5610:56 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1good
Udvega24:2812:28 AM+1–26:002:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:002:00 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1good
Amṛta27:323:32 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1good
Cara29:045:04 AM+1–30:366:36 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:366:36 AM+1

06:386:38 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:366:36 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:507:50 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 15:153:15 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 27:143:14 AM+1
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:497:49 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:507:50 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:068:06 AM–09:339:33 AM
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:339:33 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī19:507:50 PMNavamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā15:153:15 PMMūla
YogaSiddhi27:14 03:143:14 AM TueVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava07:497:49 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:36 06:366:36 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 843
Day length
11 h 42 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
26:082:08 AM+1
Moonset
11:2611:26 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:068:06 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0111:01 AM12:2912:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:391:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:561:56 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:262:26 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM15:593:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:2011:20 PM24:5712:57 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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