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Tuesday 9 March 1976 · Luanda, Angola

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:005:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:046:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:126:12 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:394:39 PM

Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:126:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:036:03 PM–19:447:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:476:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:557:55 AM–09:369:36 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:388:38 AM–09:279:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:159:15 AM–10:4610:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1812:18 PM–13:491:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:203:20 PM–16:524:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0711:07 PM–23:5411:54 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

Roga06:126:12 AM–07:437:43 AMavoid
Udvega07:437:43 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Cara09:159:15 AM–10:4610:46 AMneutral
Lābha10:4610:46 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Amṛta12:1812:18 PM–13:491:49 PMgood
Kāla13:491:49 PM–15:203:20 PMavoid
Śubha15:203:20 PM–16:524:52 PMgood
Roga16:524:52 PM–18:236:23 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:236:23 PM–19:527:52 PMavoid
Lābha19:527:52 PM–21:209:20 PMgood
Udvega21:209:20 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Śubha22:4910:49 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1812:18 AM+1–25:461:46 AM+1good
Cara25:461:46 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1neutral
Roga27:153:15 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:434:43 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:126:12 AM to 30:126:12 AM+1

06:126:12 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:046:04 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 27:203:20 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 16:394:39 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:046:04 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:203:20 PM–16:524:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:524:52 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī18:046:04 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā27:20 03:203:20 AM WedĀrdrā
YogaPrīti16:394:39 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava18:046:04 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:12 06:126:12 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2032
Śaka
1897
Kali
5076
Ahargaṇa
1 854 381
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
12:4012:40 PM
Moonset
24:3612:36 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:126:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM06:126:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:126:12 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:557:55 AM09:369:36 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:388:38 AM09:279:27 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:159:15 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:491:49 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:203:20 PM16:524:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:036:03 PM19:447:44 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:476:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0711:07 PM23:5411:54 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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