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March 2007 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 26 March 2007 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:412:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:022:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:022:02 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:019:01 AM–10:3810:38 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:526:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:467:46 AM–09:189:18 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5010:50 AM–12:2112:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4612:46 PM–13:351:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:531:53 PM–15:253:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:133:13 PM–16:014:01 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

Amṛta06:156:15 AM–07:467:46 AMgood
Kāla07:467:46 AM–09:189:18 AMavoid
Śubha09:189:18 AM–10:5010:50 AMgood
Roga10:5010:50 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Udvega12:2112:21 PM–13:531:53 PMavoid
Cara13:531:53 PM–15:253:25 PMneutral
Lābha15:253:25 PM–16:574:57 PMgood
Amṛta16:574:57 PM–18:286:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:286:28 PM–19:567:56 PMneutral
Roga19:567:56 PM–21:259:25 PMavoid
Kāla21:259:25 PM–22:5310:53 PMavoid
Lābha22:5310:53 PM–24:2112:21+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2112:21+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:491:49+1 AM–27:173:17+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:173:17+1 AM–28:454:45+1 AMgood
Cara28:454:45+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:146:14+1 AM

06:156:15 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:022:02 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 19:057:05 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 28:024:02+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:022:02 PM
Bālavauntil 25:591:59+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:467:46 AM–09:189:18 AM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4612:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:189:18 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī14:022:02 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā19:057:05 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana28:02 04:024:02 AM TueAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava14:022:02 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:14 06:146:14 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 865 720
Day length
12 h 14 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:5711:57 AM
Moonset
26:082:08+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:467:46 AM09:189:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:019:01 AM10:3810:38 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5010:50 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4612:46 PM13:351:35 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:531:53 PM15:253:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM16:014:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:526:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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