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March 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 6 March 1979 · Jeddah, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:576:57 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:597:59 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:416:41 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:597:59 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonJeddah12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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 muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:332:33 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:294:29 PM–18:136:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:296:29 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:296:29 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:029:02 AM–09:509:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:389:38 AM–11:0611:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3512:35 PM–14:032:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:323:32 PM–17:005:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2111:21 PM–24:1012:10 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

Roga06:416:41 AM–08:098:09 AMavoid
Udvega08:098:09 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Cara09:389:38 AM–11:0611:06 AMneutral
Lābha11:0611:06 AM–12:3512:35 PMgood
Amṛta12:3512:35 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Kāla14:032:03 PM–15:323:32 PMavoid
Śubha15:323:32 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Roga17:005:00 PM–18:296:29 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:296:29 PM–20:008:00 PMavoid
Lābha20:008:00 PM–21:329:32 PMgood
Udvega21:329:32 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Śubha23:0311:03 PM–24:3412:34 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3412:34 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1good
Cara26:062:06 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1neutral
Roga27:373:37 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:095:09 AM+1–30:406:40 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:416:41 AM to 30:406:40 AM+1

06:416:41 AM sunrise18:296:29 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:597:59 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 26:022:02 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 22:0010:00 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:597:59 AM
Bālavauntil 20:468:46 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:323:32 PM–17:005:00 PM
Pradoṣa 18:296:29 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:1012:10 AM+1–24:5812:58 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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:005:00 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5812:58 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī07:597:59 AMNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā26:02 02:022:02 AM WedĀrdrā
YogaPrīti22:0010:00 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava07:597:59 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:40 06:406:40 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 473
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
12:3412:34 PM
Moonset
25:561:56 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:416:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:285:28 AM06:416:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:416:41 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:029:02 AM09:509:50 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:389:38 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3512:35 PM14:032:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:332:33 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:323:32 PM17:005:00 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:296:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:294:29 PM18:136:13 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:296:29 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:296:29 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:296:29 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2111:21 PM24:1012:10 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1012:10 AM+124:5812:58 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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