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March 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 6 March 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:367:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:247:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:526:52 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:257:25 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 273° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 273° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:526:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla14:182:18 PM–15:573:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:522:52 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:228:22 AM–09:529:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2211:22 AM–12:5212:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5212:52 PM–14:222:22 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

Lābha06:526:52 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Amṛta08:228:22 AM–09:529:52 AMgood
Kāla09:529:52 AM–11:2211:22 AMavoid
Śubha11:2211:22 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Roga12:5212:52 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Udvega14:222:22 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid
Cara15:523:52 PM–17:225:22 PMneutral
Lābha17:225:22 PM–18:526:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:526:52 PM–20:228:22 PMavoid
Śubha20:228:22 PM–21:529:52 PMgood
Amṛta21:529:52 PM–23:2211:22 PMgood
Cara23:2211:22 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1neutral
Roga24:5212:52 AM+1–26:222:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:222:22 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:523:52 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good
Udvega29:215:21 AM+1–30:516:51 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:526:52 AM to 30:516:51 AM+1

06:526:52 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:516:51 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:247:24 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 23:1811:18 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 19:437:43 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:257:25 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:247:24 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5212:52 PM–14:222:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:288:28 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28 AM+1–25:161:16 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:222:22 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 01 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:288:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  9. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī19:247:24 PMNavamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā23:1811:18 PMMūla
YogaVajra19:437:43 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava07:257:25 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:51 06:516:51 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 874
Day length
12 h 01 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
25:361:36 AM+1
Moonset
12:4112:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM06:526:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM06:526:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:526:52 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:529:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2211:22 AM12:5212:52 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:222:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:042:04 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:182:18 PM15:573:57 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:522:52 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:284:28 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:288:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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