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Tuesday 21 March 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:197:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:329:32 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:329:32 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 277° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 277° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:228:22 AM–09:119:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:588:58 AM–10:3010:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:049:04 AM–10:5110:51 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:0112:01 PM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:033:03 PM–16:344:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:219:21 PM–23:0611:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4910:49 PM–23:3611:36 PMan 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

Roga05:565:56 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Udvega07:277:27 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Cara08:588:58 AM–10:3010:30 AMneutral
Lābha10:3010:30 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Amṛta12:0112:01 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Kāla13:321:32 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Śubha15:033:03 PM–16:344:34 PMgood
Roga16:344:34 PM–18:056:05 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:056:05 PM–19:347:34 PMavoid
Lābha19:347:34 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Udvega21:039:03 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Śubha22:3110:31 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0012:00+1 AM–25:291:29+1 AMgood
Cara25:291:29+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMneutral
Roga26:572:57+1 AM–28:264:26+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:264:26+1 AM–29:555:55+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55+1 AM

05:565:56 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 09:329:32 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 10:5110:51 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 29:005:00+1 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:329:32 AM
Taitilauntil 22:2910:29 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:033:03 PM–16:344:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:407:40 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:344:34 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 09 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī09:329:32 AMNavamī
NakṣatraMūla10:5110:51 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVarīyān29:00 05:005:00 AM WedParigha
KaraṇaKaulava09:329:32 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:55 05:555:55 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 368
Day length
12 h 09 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
25:541:54+1 AM
Moonset
11:3411:34 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:228:22 AM09:119:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:049:04 AM10:5110:51 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:033:03 PM16:344:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:219:21 PM23:0611:06 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4910:49 PM23:3611:36 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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