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Tuesday 16 March 2027 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5210:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:558:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:356:35 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:138:13 AM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 12 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:356:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:366:36 PM–19:007:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:366:36 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:229:22 PM–22:5310:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:598:59 AM–09:479:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:359:35 AM–11:0611:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3612:36 PM–14:062:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:363:36 PM–17:065:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:074:07 PM–17:375:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1an 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

Roga06:356:35 AM–08:058:05 AMavoid
Udvega08:058:05 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Cara09:359:35 AM–11:0611:06 AMneutral
Lābha11:0611:06 AM–12:3612:36 PMgood
Amṛta12:3612:36 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Kāla14:062:06 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Śubha15:363:36 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Roga17:065:06 PM–18:366:36 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:366:36 PM–20:068:06 PMavoid
Lābha20:068:06 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Udvega21:359:35 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Śubha23:0511:05 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3512:35 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1good
Cara26:052:05 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1neutral
Roga27:353:35 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:055:05 AM+1–30:346:34 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:356:35 AM to 30:346:34 AM+1

06:356:35 AM sunrise18:366:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:558:55 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 08:138:13 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 11:5111:51 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:558:55 AM
Bālavauntil 19:517:51 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–13:001:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:363:36 PM–17:065:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:366:36 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11 AM+1–24:5912:59 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:065:06 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 01 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:558:55 AMNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā08:138:13 AMĀrdrā
YogaĀyuṣmān11:5111:51 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBava08:558:55 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:34 06:346:34 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 873 015
Day length
12 h 01 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:2012:20 PM
Moonset
26:272:27 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:356:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:356:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:356:35 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:598:59 AM09:479:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:359:35 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3612:36 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:363:36 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:074:07 PM17:375:37 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:366:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:366:36 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:366:36 PM19:007:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:366:36 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:229:22 PM22:5310:53 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11 AM+124:5912:59 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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