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Wednesday 4 March 2009 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:435:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:453:45+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:464:46 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:281:28 PM

The Sun 64° above N. Day length 12 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth13:281:28 PM
At noon, 13:281:28 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:006:00 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:353:35 PM–16:254:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:367:36 PM–21:079:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:487:48 PM–20:108:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:487:48 PM–20:568:56 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:438:43 AM–10:1810:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5311:53 AM–13:281:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:031:03 PM–13:531:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:281:28 PM–15:033:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:033:03 PM–16:344:34 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya27:553:55+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha07:087:08 AM–08:438:43 AMgood
Amṛta08:438:43 AM–10:1810:18 AMgood
Kāla10:1810:18 AM–11:5311:53 AMavoid
Śubha11:5311:53 AM–13:281:28 PMgood
Roga13:281:28 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Udvega15:033:03 PM–16:384:38 PMavoid
Cara16:384:38 PM–18:136:13 PMneutral
Lābha18:136:13 PM–19:487:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:487:48 PM–21:139:13 PMavoid
Śubha21:139:13 PM–22:3810:38 PMgood
Amṛta22:3810:38 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMgood
Cara24:0312:03+1 AM–25:281:28+1 AMneutral
Roga25:281:28+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:542:54+1 AM–28:194:19+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:194:19+1 AM–29:445:44+1 AMgood
Udvega29:445:44+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:097:09+1 AM

07:087:08 AM sunrise19:487:48 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:453:45+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 22:3810:38 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 22:2610:26 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:464:46 PM
Bavauntil 27:453:45+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:281:28 PM–15:033:03 PM
Pradoṣa 19:487:48 PM–21:199:19 PM
Niśītha 25:041:04+1 AM–25:521:52+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:033:03 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 39 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 21:199:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  7. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:521:52+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī27:45 03:453:45 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī22:3810:38 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaViṣkambha22:2610:26 PMPrīti
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:464:46 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 429
Day length
12 h 39 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:252:25 PM
Moonset
24:1812:18+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:385:38 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:385:38 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:006:00 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:409:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:438:43 AM10:1810:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:409:40 AM12:1212:12 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5311:53 AM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:531:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:041:04 PM13:521:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:281:28 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:442:44 PM17:165:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:033:03 PM16:344:34 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:353:35 PM16:254:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:165:16 PM19:487:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:367:36 PM21:079:07 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:487:48 PM21:199:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:487:48 PM20:108:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:487:48 PM20:568:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:041:04+1 AM25:521:52+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:553:55+1 AM29:255:25+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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