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Wednesday 16 March 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:1211:12 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0310:03 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:176:17 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:477:47 AM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 97° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:295:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:176:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:509:50 PM–23:2611:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:477:47 AM–09:189:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4910:49 AM–12:1912:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:4312:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1912:19 PM–13:501:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:124:12 PM–17:495:49 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

Lābha06:176:17 AM–07:477:47 AMgood
Amṛta07:477:47 AM–09:189:18 AMgood
Kāla09:189:18 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Śubha10:4910:49 AM–12:1912:19 PMgood
Roga12:1912:19 PM–13:501:50 PMavoid
Udvega13:501:50 PM–15:203:20 PMavoid
Cara15:203:20 PM–16:514:51 PMneutral
Lābha16:514:51 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:226:22 PM–19:517:51 PMavoid
Śubha19:517:51 PM–21:209:20 PMgood
Amṛta21:209:20 PM–22:5010:50 PMgood
Cara22:5010:50 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1912:19 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:481:48 AM+1–27:183:18 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:183:18 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1good
Udvega28:474:47 AM+1–30:166:16 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:176:17 AM to 30:166:16 AM+1

06:176:17 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:0310:03 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 07:477:47 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 10:1510:15 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:0310:03 AM
Bālavauntil 21:439:43 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1912:19 PM–13:501:50 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:501:50 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 05 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī10:0310:03 AMNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā07:477:47 AMĀrdrā
YogaĀyuṣmān10:1510:15 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBava10:0310:03 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 998
Day length
12 h 05 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:4112:41 PM
Moonset
25:231:23 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM06:176:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:295:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:176:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:176:17 AM08:428:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:477:47 AM09:189:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:428:42 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1912:19 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:124:12 PM17:495:49 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:456:45 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 nakṣatra21:509:50 PM23:2611:26 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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