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March 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 March 2009 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:3312:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:053:05+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

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

13:471:47 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Mūla, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:157:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5812:58+1 AM–26:462:46+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:297:29 AM–08:598:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3010:30 AM–12:0112:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3611:36 AM–12:2512:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0112:01 PM–13:311:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:092:09 PM–15:573:57 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

Lābha05:585:58 AM–07:297:29 AMgood
Amṛta07:297:29 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Kāla08:598:59 AM–10:3010:30 AMavoid
Śubha10:3010:30 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Roga12:0112:01 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Udvega13:311:31 PM–15:023:02 PMavoid
Cara15:023:02 PM–16:334:33 PMneutral
Lābha16:334:33 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:036:03 PM–19:337:33 PMavoid
Śubha19:337:33 PM–21:029:02 PMgood
Amṛta21:029:02 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Cara22:3110:31 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0012:00+1 AM–25:301:30+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:301:30+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:592:59+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMgood
Udvega28:284:28+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:585:58 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:053:05+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 28:594:59+1 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:471:47 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:053:05+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0112:01 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:397:39 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:311:31 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 05 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:397:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī27:05 03:053:05 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraMūlapast sunrisePūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVyatīpāta28:59 04:594:59 AM ThuVarīyān
KaraṇaBālava13:471:47 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 443
Day length
12 h 05 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
24:3612:36+1 AM
Moonset
11:3911:39 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:297:29 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3010:30 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:092:09 PM15:573:57 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:397:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:157:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5812:58+1 AM26:462:46+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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