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March 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 29 March 2004 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:376:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:538:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:487:48 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 52% 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 muhūrta04:364:36 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:594:59 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:127:12 AM–08:598:59 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:282:28 PM–15:183:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:427:42 AM–09:169:16 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4910:49 AM–12:2312:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4812:48 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:571:57 PM–15:313:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:183:18 PM–16:084:08 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

Amṛta06:086:08 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Kāla07:427:42 AM–09:169:16 AMavoid
Śubha09:169:16 AM–10:4910:49 AMgood
Roga10:4910:49 AM–12:2312:23 PMavoid
Udvega12:2312:23 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Cara13:571:57 PM–15:313:31 PMneutral
Lābha15:313:31 PM–17:055:05 PMgood
Amṛta17:055:05 PM–18:386:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:386:38 PM–20:048:04 PMneutral
Roga20:048:04 PM–21:309:30 PMavoid
Kāla21:309:30 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Lābha22:5610:56 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1good
Udvega24:2212:22 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:481:48 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1good
Amṛta27:143:14 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1good
Cara28:404:40 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:066:06 AM+1

06:086:08 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:538:53 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 18:236:23 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 21:109:10 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:487:48 AM
Bavauntil 20:538:53 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:427:42 AM–09:169:16 AM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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 09:169:16 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 30 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:538:53 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā18:236:23 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana21:109:10 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:487:48 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:06 06:066:06 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 628
Day length
12 h 30 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:0011:00 AM
Moonset
26:442:44 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:364:36 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:364:36 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:594:59 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:127:12 AM08:598:59 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:169:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:084:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:313:31 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 PM16:084:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:084:08 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:386:38 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:386:38 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:386:38 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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