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Monday 13 March 2000 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:004:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:571:57 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2312:23 PM

Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 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 muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:267:26 PM–20:578:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:567:56 AM–09:269:26 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2210:22 AM–11:5311:53 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5510:55 AM–12:2512:25 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4912:49 PM–13:371:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:551:55 PM–15:243:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:123:12 PM–16:004:00 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

Amṛta06:266:26 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Kāla07:567:56 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Śubha09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AMgood
Roga10:5510:55 AM–12:2512:25 PMavoid
Udvega12:2512:25 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Cara13:551:55 PM–15:243:24 PMneutral
Lābha15:243:24 PM–16:544:54 PMgood
Amṛta16:544:54 PM–18:236:23 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:236:23 PM–19:547:54 PMneutral
Roga19:547:54 PM–21:249:24 PMavoid
Kāla21:249:24 PM–22:5410:54 PMavoid
Lābha22:5410:54 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1good
Udvega24:2412:24 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:551:55 AM+1–27:253:25 AM+1good
Amṛta27:253:25 AM+1–28:554:55 AM+1good
Cara28:554:55 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:266:26 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:571:57 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 27:443:44 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 12:2312:23 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:592:59 PM
Bavauntil 25:571:57 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:567:56 AM–09:269:26 AM
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:269:26 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:57 01:571:57 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā27:44 03:443:44 AM TueĀrdrā
YogaPrīti12:2312:23 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:592:59 PMBava
VāraSomavāra30:26 06:266:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 151
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
11:4011:40 AM
Moonset
25:201:20 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:567:56 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2210:22 AM11:5311:53 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5510:55 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:551:55 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:123:12 PM16:004:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:267:26 PM20:578:57 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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