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Thursday 22 March 1979 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:068:06 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:316:31 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:425:42 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:316:31 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 279° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 279° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:074:07 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:314:31 AM–05:425:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:545:54 PM–18:176:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:545:54 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5912:59+1 AM–26:302:30+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:425:42 AM–07:137:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:458:45 AM–10:1610:16 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:469:46 AM–10:3410:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:191:19 PM–14:512:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:382:38 PM–15:273:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:553:55 PM–17:255:25 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

Śubha05:425:42 AM–07:137:13 AMgood
Roga07:137:13 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Udvega08:458:45 AM–10:1610:16 AMavoid
Cara10:1610:16 AM–11:4811:48 AMneutral
Lābha11:4811:48 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Amṛta13:191:19 PM–14:512:51 PMgood
Kāla14:512:51 PM–16:224:22 PMavoid
Śubha16:224:22 PM–17:545:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:545:54 PM–19:227:22 PMgood
Cara19:227:22 PM–20:508:50 PMneutral
Roga20:508:50 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Kāla22:1810:18 PM–23:4711:47 PMavoid
Lābha23:4711:47 PM–25:151:15+1 AMgood
Udvega25:151:15+1 AM–26:432:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:432:43+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:114:11+1 AM–29:405:40+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:425:42 AM to 29:405:40+1 AM

05:425:42 AM sunrise17:545:54 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 06:316:31 AM
Navamīuntil 28:294:29+1 AM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 06:516:51 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 29:315:31+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 22:0010:00 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:316:31 AM
Taitilauntil 17:335:33 PM
Garauntil 28:294:29+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:191:19 PM–14:512:51 PM
Pradoṣa 17:545:54 PM–19:287:28 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:512:51 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  15. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī06:316:31 AMNavamī
NakṣatraMūla06:516:51 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVarīyān22:0010:00 PMParigha
KaraṇaKaulava06:316:31 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:40 05:405:40 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 489
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
26:202:20+1 AM
Moonset
10:5810:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:074:07 AM05:425:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:074:07 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:314:31 AM05:425:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:425:42 AM08:088:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:425:42 AM07:137:13 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:088:08 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:1610:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:469:46 AM10:3410:34 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:512:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:382:38 PM15:273:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:545:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:553:55 PM17:255:25 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:545:54 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:545:54 PM18:176:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:545:54 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5912:59+1 AM26:302:30+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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