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March 1969 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 26 March 1969 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:347:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0110:01 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:275:27 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:268:26 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonHarbin11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:404:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:174:17 AM–05:275:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:122:12 PM–16:004:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:535:53 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:535:53 PM–19:027:02 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:007:00 AM–08:338:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:557:55 AM–09:439:43 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:0610:06 AM–11:4011:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1511:15 AM–12:0512:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4011:40 AM–13:131:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:275:27 AM–07:007:00 AMgood
Amṛta07:007:00 AM–08:338:33 AMgood
Kāla08:338:33 AM–10:0610:06 AMavoid
Śubha10:0610:06 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Roga11:4011:40 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Udvega13:131:13 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Cara14:462:46 PM–16:194:19 PMneutral
Lābha16:194:19 PM–17:535:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:535:53 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid
Śubha19:197:19 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Amṛta20:468:46 PM–22:1210:12 PMgood
Cara22:1210:12 PM–23:3911:39 PMneutral
Roga23:3911:39 PM–25:051:05 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:051:05 AM+1–26:322:32 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:322:32 AM+1–27:583:58 AM+1good
Udvega27:583:58 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:275:27 AM to 29:255:25 AM+1

05:275:27 AM sunrise17:535:53 PM sunsetsunrise 29:255:25 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:0110:01 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 25:251:25 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 08:268:26 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:488:48 AM
Bavauntil 22:0110:01 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4011:40 AM–13:131:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:535:53 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 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. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:131:13 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 26 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī22:0110:01 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā25:25 01:251:25 AM ThuPunarvasu
YogaSaubhāgya08:268:26 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:488:48 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:25 05:255:25 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2026
Śaka
1891
Kali
5070
Ahargaṇa
1 851 841
Day length
12 h 26 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:329:32 AM
Moonset
26:292:29 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:275:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:404:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:174:17 AM05:275:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:275:27 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:007:00 AM08:338:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:557:55 AM09:439:43 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:2510:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0610:06 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1511:15 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:122:12 PM16:004:00 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:535:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:535:53 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:535:53 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:535:53 PM19:027:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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