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March 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 27 March 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:218:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4310:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:305:30 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:319:31 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:583:58 AM–04:444:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:214:21 AM–05:305:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:4312:43 PM–14:312:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:412:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya06:276:27 AM–08:148:14 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa07:047:04 AM–08:388:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1210:12 AM–11:4611:46 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2111:21 AM–12:1112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4611:46 AM–13:201:20 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

Lābha05:305:30 AM–07:047:04 AMgood
Amṛta07:047:04 AM–08:388:38 AMgood
Kāla08:388:38 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Śubha10:1210:12 AM–11:4611:46 AMgood
Roga11:4611:46 AM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Udvega13:201:20 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Cara14:542:54 PM–16:284:28 PMneutral
Lābha16:284:28 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:026:02 PM–19:277:27 PMavoid
Śubha19:277:27 PM–20:538:53 PMgood
Amṛta20:538:53 PM–22:1910:19 PMgood
Cara22:1910:19 PM–23:4511:45 PMneutral
Roga23:4511:45 PM–25:111:11+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:111:11+1 AM–26:362:36+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:362:36+1 AM–28:024:02+1 AMgood
Udvega28:024:02+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:305:30 AM to 29:285:28+1 AM

05:305:30 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:285:28+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:4310:43 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 23:5511:55 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:319:31 AM
Bavauntil 22:4310:43 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4611:46 AM–13:201:20 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:337:33 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:201:20 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 32 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:337:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī22:4310:43 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā23:5511:55 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhanapast sunriseAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:319:31 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:28 05:285:28 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 704
Day length
12 h 32 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:3310:33 AM
Moonset
25:341:34+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:583:58 AM05:305:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:583:58 AM04:444:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:214:21 AM05:305:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:305:30 AM08:008:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:276:27 AM08:148:14 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:388:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:008:00 AM10:3110:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:4611:46 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4611:46 AM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4312:43 PM14:312:31 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:313:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:412:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:313:31 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:337:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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