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March 2015 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 14 March 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:2911:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5610:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:029:02 AM

Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 277° ahead of it, in Mūla, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 277° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:434:43 AM–05:305:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:075:07 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:546:54 PM–20:298:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:186:18 AM–07:497:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:186:18 AM–07:067:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:067:06 AM–07:557:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:199:19 AM–10:5010:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:269:26 AM–11:0111:01 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:501:50 PM–15:213:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:3811:38 PM–25:131:13+1 AMa 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

Kāla06:186:18 AM–07:497:49 AMavoid
Śubha07:497:49 AM–09:199:19 AMgood
Roga09:199:19 AM–10:5010:50 AMavoid
Udvega10:5010:50 AM–12:2012:20 PMavoid
Cara12:2012:20 PM–13:501:50 PMneutral
Lābha13:501:50 PM–15:213:21 PMgood
Amṛta15:213:21 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Kāla16:514:51 PM–18:226:22 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:226:22 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Udvega19:517:51 PM–21:219:21 PMavoid
Śubha21:219:21 PM–22:5010:50 PMgood
Amṛta22:5010:50 PM–24:2012:20+1 AMgood
Cara24:2012:20+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMneutral
Roga25:491:49+1 AM–27:193:19+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:193:19+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:484:48+1 AM–30:186:18+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:186:18+1 AM

06:186:18 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:5610:56 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 25:131:13+1 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 09:029:02 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:5610:56 AM
Taitilauntil 22:2210:22 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:199:19 AM–10:5010:50 AM
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5010:50 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 04 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī10:5610:56 AMNavamī
NakṣatraMūla25:13 01:131:13 AM SunPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaSiddhi09:029:02 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaKaulava10:5610:56 AMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra30:18 06:186:18 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 630
Day length
12 h 04 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
25:251:25+1 AM
Moonset
12:3412:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:434:43 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:434:43 AM05:305:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:075:07 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:438:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:186:18 AM07:497:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:186:18 AM07:067:06 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:067:06 AM07:557:55 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:438:43 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:199:19 AM10:5010:50 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:269:26 AM11:0111:01 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:501:50 PM15:213:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:546:54 PM20:298:29 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3811:38 PM25:131:13+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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