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March 2034 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 27 March 2034 · Erbil, Iraq

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:015:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:463:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:463:46 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonErbil12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:484:48 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:298:29 AM–10:0310:03 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:142:14 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:317:31 AM–09:049:04 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3710:37 AM–12:1012:10 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3412:34 PM–13:241:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:431:43 PM–15:153:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:033:03 PM–15:533:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta05:585:58 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Kāla07:317:31 AM–09:049:04 AMavoid
Śubha09:049:04 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Roga10:3710:37 AM–12:1012:10 PMavoid
Udvega12:1012:10 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Cara13:431:43 PM–15:153:15 PMneutral
Lābha15:153:15 PM–16:484:48 PMgood
Amṛta16:484:48 PM–18:216:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:216:21 PM–19:487:48 PMneutral
Roga19:487:48 PM–21:159:15 PMavoid
Kāla21:159:15 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Lābha22:4210:42 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0912:09+1 AM–25:361:36+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:361:36+1 AM–27:033:03+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:033:03+1 AM–28:304:30+1 AMgood
Cara28:304:30+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:585:58 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:463:46 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 18:176:17 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 24:5412:54+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:463:46 PM
Bālavauntil 27:223:22+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:317:31 AM–09:049:04 AM
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:049:04 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:463:46 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā18:176:17 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana24:54 00:5412:54 AM TueAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava15:463:46 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2091
Śaka
1956
Kali
5135
Ahargaṇa
1 875 583
Day length
12 h 23 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:3711:37 AM
Moonset
25:491:49+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:484:48 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:317:31 AM09:049:04 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:298:29 AM10:0310:03 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3412:34 PM13:241:24 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:153:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:142:14 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:033:03 PM15:533:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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