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March 1972 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 8 March 1972 · Beijing, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:092:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:533:53 AM+1.

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

15:053:05 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBeijing12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:324:32 PM–18:176:17 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:136:13 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:136:13 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:058:05 AM–09:329:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5910:59 AM–12:2612:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0212:02 PM–12:4912:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2612:26 PM–13:531:53 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

Lābha06:386:38 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Amṛta08:058:05 AM–09:329:32 AMgood
Kāla09:329:32 AM–10:5910:59 AMavoid
Śubha10:5910:59 AM–12:2612:26 PMgood
Roga12:2612:26 PM–13:531:53 PMavoid
Udvega13:531:53 PM–15:193:19 PMavoid
Cara15:193:19 PM–16:464:46 PMneutral
Lābha16:464:46 PM–18:136:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:136:13 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Śubha19:467:46 PM–21:199:19 PMgood
Amṛta21:199:19 PM–22:5210:52 PMgood
Cara22:5210:52 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2512:25 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:581:58 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:313:31 AM+1–29:035:03 AM+1good
Udvega29:035:03 AM+1–30:366:36 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:386:38 AM sunrise18:136:13 PM sunsetsunrise 30:366:36 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:533:53 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 26:102:10 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 17:285:28 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:053:05 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:533:53 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2612:26 PM–13:531:53 PM
Pradoṣa 18:136:13 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:531:53 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī27:53 03:533:53 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā26:10 02:102:10 AM ThuMūla
YogaVajra17:285:28 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava15:053:05 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:36 06:366:36 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 919
Day length
11 h 35 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
26:212:21 AM+1
Moonset
10:2510:25 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5910:59 AM12:2612:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2612:26 PM13:531:53 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:136:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:324:32 PM18:176:17 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:136:13 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:136:13 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:136:13 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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