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March 2010 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 7 March 2010 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:1210:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2411:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4210:42 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBrooklyn12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 271° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:582:58 PM–16:414:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:545:54 PM–18:186:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:545:54 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0712:07 PM–13:341:34 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:003:00 PM–16:274:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:214:21 PM–17:075:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:274:27 PM–17:545:54 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

Udvega06:216:21 AM–07:477:47 AMavoid
Cara07:477:47 AM–09:149:14 AMneutral
Lābha09:149:14 AM–10:4010:40 AMgood
Amṛta10:4010:40 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Śubha13:341:34 PM–15:003:00 PMgood
Roga15:003:00 PM–16:274:27 PMavoid
Udvega16:274:27 PM–17:545:54 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:545:54 PM–19:277:27 PMgood
Amṛta19:277:27 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Cara21:009:00 PM–22:3310:33 PMneutral
Roga22:3310:33 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:0612:06+1 AM–25:401:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:401:40+1 AM–27:133:13+1 AMgood
Udvega27:133:13+1 AM–28:464:46+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:464:46+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:196:19+1 AM

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:545:54 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:2411:24 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 24:2412:24+1 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 18:026:02 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:4210:42 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:2411:24 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:274:27 PM–17:545:54 PM
Pradoṣa 17:545:54 PM–19:337:33 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:545:54 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 33 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:337:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:2411:24 PMNavamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā24:24 00:2412:24 AM MonMūla
YogaVajra18:026:02 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava10:4210:42 AMKaulava
VāraRavivāra30:19 06:196:19 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 797
Day length
11 h 33 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
26:092:09+1 AM
Moonset
10:1710:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:414:41 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:414:41 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:582:58 PM16:414:41 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:003:00 PM16:274:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:545:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:214:21 PM17:075:07 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:274:27 PM17:545:54 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:545:54 PM19:337:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:545:54 PM18:186:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:545:54 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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