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March 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 March 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:1410:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5711:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5711:57 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:249:24 PM–23:0711:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:068:06 AM–09:369:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0611:06 AM–12:3612:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3612:36 PM–14:062:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:233:23 PM–17:065:06 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

Lābha06:366:36 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Amṛta08:068:06 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Kāla09:369:36 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Śubha11:0611:06 AM–12:3612:36 PMgood
Roga12:3612:36 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Udvega14:062:06 PM–15:353:35 PMavoid
Cara15:353:35 PM–17:055:05 PMneutral
Lābha17:055:05 PM–18:356:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:356:35 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Śubha20:058:05 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Amṛta21:359:35 PM–23:0511:05 PMgood
Cara23:0511:05 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1neutral
Roga24:3512:35 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:052:05 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:343:34 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1good
Udvega29:045:04 AM+1–30:346:34 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:346:34 AM+1

06:366:36 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:5711:57 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 30:196:19 AM+1
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:5711:57 AM
Bālavauntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3612:36 PM–14:062:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:356:35 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11 AM+1–24:5912:59 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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:062:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 00 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:5711:57 AMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrāpast sunrisePunarvasu
YogaSaubhāgya30:19 06:196:19 AM ThuŚobhana
KaraṇaBava11:5711:57 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:34 06:346:34 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 180
Day length
12 h 00 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:5711:57 AM
Moonset
26:282:28 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:068:06 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3612:36 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:233:23 PM17:065:06 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:356:35 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:356:35 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:356:35 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:249:24 PM23:0711:07 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11 AM+124:5912:59 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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