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March 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 4 March 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:433:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:451:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:256:25 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:268:26 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBrooklyn12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:095:09 AM–06:256:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5710:57 PM–24:2712:27+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:517:51 AM–09:169:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4210:42 AM–12:0812:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4511:45 AM–12:3112:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0812:08 PM–13:331:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:551:55 PM–15:253:25 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

Lābha06:256:25 AM–07:517:51 AMgood
Amṛta07:517:51 AM–09:169:16 AMgood
Kāla09:169:16 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Śubha10:4210:42 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Roga12:0812:08 PM–13:331:33 PMavoid
Udvega13:331:33 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Cara14:592:59 PM–16:254:25 PMneutral
Lābha16:254:25 PM–17:505:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:505:50 PM–19:257:25 PMavoid
Śubha19:257:25 PM–20:598:59 PMgood
Amṛta20:598:59 PM–22:3310:33 PMgood
Cara22:3310:33 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0712:07+1 AM–25:411:41+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:411:41+1 AM–27:153:15+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:153:15+1 AM–28:494:49+1 AMgood
Udvega28:494:49+1 AM–30:236:23+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:256:25 AM to 30:236:23+1 AM

06:256:25 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:451:45 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 08:388:38 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 08:268:26 AM
Prītiuntil 29:325:32+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:451:45 PM
Bālavauntil 24:4112:41+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0812:08 PM–13:331:33 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:317:31 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31+1 AM

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. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  3. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:331:33 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 25 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:317:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī13:451:45 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī08:388:38 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaViṣkambha08:268:26 AMPrīti
KaraṇaBava13:451:45 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:23 06:236:23 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 429
Day length
11 h 25 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
10:3410:34 AM
Moonset
26:342:34+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:256:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:095:09 AM06:256:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:256:25 AM08:428:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:517:51 AM09:169:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:428:42 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:551:55 PM15:253:25 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:317:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5710:57 PM24:2712:27+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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