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Saturday 18 March 2028 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:576:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:018:01 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:237:23 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Mūla, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:345:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:217:21 PM–21:049:04 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:216:21 AM–07:527:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:216:21 AM–07:107:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:107:10 AM–07:587:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:019:01 AM–10:4410:44 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:229:22 AM–10:5310:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:541:54 PM–15:243:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:3012:30 AM+1–26:132:13 AM+1a 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

Kāla06:216:21 AM–07:527:52 AMavoid
Śubha07:527:52 AM–09:229:22 AMgood
Roga09:229:22 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Udvega10:5310:53 AM–12:2312:23 PMavoid
Cara12:2312:23 PM–13:541:54 PMneutral
Lābha13:541:54 PM–15:243:24 PMgood
Amṛta15:243:24 PM–16:554:55 PMgood
Kāla16:554:55 PM–18:256:25 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:256:25 PM–19:557:55 PMgood
Udvega19:557:55 PM–21:249:24 PMavoid
Śubha21:249:24 PM–22:5410:54 PMgood
Amṛta22:5410:54 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1good
Cara24:2312:23 AM+1–25:521:52 AM+1neutral
Roga25:521:52 AM+1–27:223:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:223:22 AM+1–28:514:51 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:514:51 AM+1–30:206:20 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:206:20 AM+1

06:216:21 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:018:01 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 26:132:13 AM+1
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 24:1612:16 AM+1
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:237:23 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:018:01 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:229:22 AM–10:5310:53 AM
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5310:53 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 04 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  11. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī20:018:01 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMūla26:13 02:132:13 AM SunPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVyatīpāta24:16 00:1612:16 AM SunVarīyān
KaraṇaBālava07:237:23 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:20 06:206:20 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 383
Day length
12 h 04 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
25:501:50 AM+1
Moonset
11:4011:40 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:345:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:216:21 AM07:527:52 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:216:21 AM07:107:10 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:107:10 AM07:587:58 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:468:46 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:019:01 AM10:4410:44 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:229:22 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:541:54 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:217:21 PM21:049:04 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:3012:30 AM+126:132:13 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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