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March 1918 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 20 March 1918 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:319:31 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:419:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:419:41 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

13:171:17 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:171:17 PM
At noon, 13:171:17 PM, the Sun is in Uttara 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 muhūrta05:395:39 AM–06:276:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:036:03 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla14:312:31 PM–16:124:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:183:18 PM–16:064:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:207:20 PM–19:437:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:207:20 PM–20:318:31 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya08:388:38 AM–10:1910:19 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:458:45 AM–10:1610:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4711:47 AM–13:171:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5312:53 PM–13:411:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:171:17 PM–14:482:48 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

Lābha07:157:15 AM–08:458:45 AMgood
Amṛta08:458:45 AM–10:1610:16 AMgood
Kāla10:1610:16 AM–11:4711:47 AMavoid
Śubha11:4711:47 AM–13:171:17 PMgood
Roga13:171:17 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Udvega14:482:48 PM–16:184:18 PMavoid
Cara16:184:18 PM–17:495:49 PMneutral
Lābha17:495:49 PM–19:207:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:207:20 PM–20:498:49 PMavoid
Śubha20:498:49 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Amṛta22:1810:18 PM–23:4711:47 PMgood
Cara23:4711:47 PM–25:171:17 AM+1neutral
Roga25:171:17 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:462:46 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:154:15 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1good
Udvega29:445:44 AM+1–31:147:14 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:147:14 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise19:207:20 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 09:419:41 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 25:011:01 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 19:197:19 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:419:41 AM
Bālavauntil 22:0210:02 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:171:17 PM–14:482:48 PM
Pradoṣa 19:207:20 PM–20:558:55 PM
Niśītha 24:5312:53 AM+1–25:411:41 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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:482:48 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 05 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:558:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:411:41 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 Aṣṭamī09:419:41 AMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā25:01 01:011:01 AM ThuPunarvasu
YogaSaubhāgya19:197:19 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBava09:419:41 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1974
Śaka
1839
Kali
5018
Ahargaṇa
1 833 207
Day length
12 h 05 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
13:071:07 PM
Moonset
26:582:58 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:395:39 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:395:39 AM06:276:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:036:03 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:409:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:388:38 AM10:1910:19 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:1610:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:409:40 AM12:0512:05 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4711:47 AM13:171:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:411:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5312:53 PM13:411:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:171:17 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:302:30 PM16:554:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:312:31 PM16:124:12 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:183:18 PM16:064:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:554:55 PM19:207:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:207:20 PM20:558:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:207:20 PM19:437:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:207:20 PM20:318:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5312:53 AM+125:411:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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