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Wednesday 28 March 2057 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:373:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:461:46 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

09:189:18 AM

Varīyān gives way to Parigha.

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 275° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • 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
  • Amṛta kāla21:469:46 PM–23:1811:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:437:43 AM–09:169:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5010:50 AM–12:2412:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5911:59 AM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2412:24 PM–13:571:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:3412:34 PM–14:062:06 PMa 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

Lābha06:096:09 AM–07:437:43 AMgood
Amṛta07:437:43 AM–09:169:16 AMgood
Kāla09:169:16 AM–10:5010:50 AMavoid
Śubha10:5010:50 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Roga12:2412:24 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Udvega13:571:57 PM–15:313:31 PMavoid
Cara15:313:31 PM–17:045:04 PMneutral
Lābha17:045:04 PM–18:386:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:386:38 PM–20:048:04 PMavoid
Śubha20:048:04 PM–21:309:30 PMgood
Amṛta21:309:30 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Cara22:5710:57 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2312:23 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:491:49 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:153:15 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Udvega28:424:42 AM+1–30:086:08 AM+1avoid

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 13:461:46 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 26:222:22 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 09:189:18 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:461:46 PM
Taitilauntil 24:5712:57 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2412:24 PM–13:571:57 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:571:57 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī13:461:46 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā26:22 02:222:22 AM ThuUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVarīyān09:189:18 AMParigha
KaraṇaKaulava13:461:46 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:08 06:086:08 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2113
Śaka
1978
Kali
5157
Ahargaṇa
1 883 985
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
26:482:48 AM+1
Moonset
11:2611:26 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:437:43 AM09:169:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5010:50 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4812:48 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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3412:34 PM14:062:06 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:084:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:282:28 PM15:183:18 PM11th 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:469:46 PM23:1811:18 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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