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Wednesday 4 March 2009 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:434:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:452:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:269:26 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:366:36 AM–08:078:07 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:046:04 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:046:04 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5711:57 PM–25:271:27+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:347:34 AM–09:049:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3410:34 AM–12:0412:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4011:40 AM–12:2812:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0412:04 PM–13:341:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:552:55 PM–16:254:25 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

Lābha06:046:04 AM–07:347:34 AMgood
Amṛta07:347:34 AM–09:049:04 AMgood
Kāla09:049:04 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Śubha10:3410:34 AM–12:0412:04 PMgood
Roga12:0412:04 PM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Udvega13:341:34 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Cara15:043:04 PM–16:344:34 PMneutral
Lābha16:344:34 PM–18:046:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:046:04 PM–19:347:34 PMavoid
Śubha19:347:34 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Amṛta21:049:04 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Cara22:3410:34 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0412:04+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:341:34+1 AM–27:043:04+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:043:04+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMgood
Udvega28:344:34+1 AM–30:046:04+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04+1 AM

06:046:04 AM sunrise18:046:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:452:45 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 09:389:38 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 09:269:26 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:452:45 PM
Bālavauntil 25:411:41+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0412:04 PM–13:341:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:046:04 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28+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. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  3. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:341:34 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 00 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī14:452:45 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī09:389:38 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaViṣkambha09:269:26 AMPrīti
KaraṇaBava14:452:45 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:04 06:046:04 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 429
Day length
12 h 00 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
12:0012:00 PM
Moonset
24:5612:56+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:366:36 AM08:078:07 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:347:34 AM09:049:04 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0412:04 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:552:55 PM16:254:25 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM18:046:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:046:04 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:046:04 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:046:04 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5711:57 PM25:271:27+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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