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March 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 29 March 2004 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:376:37 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:538:53 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

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

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:236:23 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 87° above S. Day length 12 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 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 muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:247:24 AM–08:558:55 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2610:26 AM–11:5711:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2212:22 PM–13:101:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:291:29 PM–15:003:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:482:48 PM–15:363:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:347:34 PM–21:199:19 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

Amṛta05:525:52 AM–07:247:24 AMgood
Kāla07:247:24 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Śubha08:558:55 AM–10:2610:26 AMgood
Roga10:2610:26 AM–11:5711:57 AMavoid
Udvega11:5711:57 AM–13:291:29 PMavoid
Cara13:291:29 PM–15:003:00 PMneutral
Lābha15:003:00 PM–16:314:31 PMgood
Amṛta16:314:31 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:026:02 PM–19:317:31 PMneutral
Roga19:317:31 PM–21:009:00 PMavoid
Kāla21:009:00 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Lābha22:2810:28 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Udvega23:5711:57 PM–25:261:26 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:261:26 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1good
Amṛta26:552:55 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1good
Cara28:234:23 AM+1–29:525:52 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 AM+1

05:525:52 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:538:53 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 06:236:23 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 09:109:10 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:538:53 AM
Bālavauntil 21:519:51 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:247:24 AM–08:558:55 AM
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:558:55 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  7. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 10 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:538:53 AMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā06:236:23 AMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana09:109:10 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava08:538:53 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:52 05:525:52 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 628
Day length
12 h 10 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:2712:27 PM
Moonset
25:181:18 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:247:24 AM08:558:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2610:26 AM11:5711:57 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:101:10 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:291:29 PM15:003:00 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:482:48 PM15:363:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:347:34 PM21:199:19 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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