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March 1957 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 9 March 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:147:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:166:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:176:17 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:506:50 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:035:03 AM–06:176:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:555:55 PM–18:206:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:555:55 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:026:02 PM–19:357:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:176:17 AM–07:457:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:176:17 AM–07:047:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:047:04 AM–07:507:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:398:39 AM–10:1210:12 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:129:12 AM–10:3910:39 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:341:34 PM–15:013:01 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:176:17 AM–07:457:45 AMavoid
Śubha07:457:45 AM–09:129:12 AMgood
Roga09:129:12 AM–10:3910:39 AMavoid
Udvega10:3910:39 AM–12:0612:06 PMavoid
Cara12:0612:06 PM–13:341:34 PMneutral
Lābha13:341:34 PM–15:013:01 PMgood
Amṛta15:013:01 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Kāla16:284:28 PM–17:555:55 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:555:55 PM–19:287:28 PMgood
Udvega19:287:28 PM–21:009:00 PMavoid
Śubha21:009:00 PM–22:3310:33 PMgood
Amṛta22:3310:33 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMgood
Cara24:0512:05+1 AM–25:381:38+1 AMneutral
Roga25:381:38+1 AM–27:113:11+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:113:11+1 AM–28:434:43+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:434:43+1 AM–30:166:16+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:176:17 AM to 30:166:16+1 AM

06:176:17 AM sunrise17:555:55 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:166:16 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 26:382:38+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 16:314:31 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:506:50 AM
Bavauntil 18:166:16 PM
Bālavauntil 29:315:31+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:129:12 AM–10:3910:39 AM
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Pradoṣa 17:555:55 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3910:39 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī18:166:16 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā26:38 02:382:38 AM SunĀrdrā
YogaPrīti16:314:31 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:506:50 AMBava
VāraŚanivāra30:16 06:166:16 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 441
Day length
11 h 38 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
10:5510:55 AM
Moonset
25:541:54+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM06:176:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:035:03 AM06:176:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:176:17 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:176:17 AM07:457:45 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:176:17 AM07:047:04 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:047:04 AM07:507:50 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:398:39 AM10:1210:12 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:129:12 AM10:3910:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:013:01 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM17:555:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:555:55 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:555:55 PM18:206:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:555:55 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:026:02 PM19:357:35 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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