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Tuesday 15 March 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:422:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:331:33 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:032:03 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:4912:49 PM

The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4912:49 PM
At noon, 12:4912:49 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–05:595:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2512:25 PM–13:141:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:402:40 PM–16:144:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:393:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–10:0010:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:489:48 AM–11:1911:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4912:49 PM–14:202:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:513:51 PM–17:215:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:3811:38 PM–24:2512:25 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

Roga06:476:47 AM–08:188:18 AMavoid
Udvega08:188:18 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Cara09:489:48 AM–11:1911:19 AMneutral
Lābha11:1911:19 AM–12:4912:49 PMgood
Amṛta12:4912:49 PM–14:202:20 PMgood
Kāla14:202:20 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Śubha15:513:51 PM–17:215:21 PMgood
Roga17:215:21 PM–18:526:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:526:52 PM–20:218:21 PMavoid
Lābha20:218:21 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Udvega21:519:51 PM–23:2011:20 PMavoid
Śubha23:2011:20 PM–24:4912:49 AM+1good
Amṛta24:4912:49 AM+1–26:192:19 AM+1good
Cara26:192:19 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1neutral
Roga27:483:48 AM+1–29:175:17 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:175:17 AM+1–30:476:47 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:476:47 AM+1

06:476:47 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:331:33 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 23:1711:17 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 25:451:45 AM+1
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:032:03 PM
Bavauntil 25:331:33 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2512:25 PM–13:141:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:513:51 PM–17:215:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:278:27 PM
Niśītha 24:2512:25 AM+1–25:131:13 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 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:215:21 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 05 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:278:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:131:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:33 01:331:33 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā23:1711:17 PMĀrdrā
YogaĀyuṣmān25:45 01:451:45 AM WedSaubhāgya
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:032:03 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:47 06:476:47 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 997
Day length
12 h 05 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
12:3812:38 PM
Moonset
25:181:18 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM05:595:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM10:0010:00 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:489:48 AM11:1911:19 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2512:25 PM13:131:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4912:49 PM14:202:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:022:02 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:402:40 PM16:144:14 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:393:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:513:51 PM17:215:21 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:278:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3811:38 PM24:2512:25 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2512:25 AM+125:131:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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