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Tuesday 25 March 2003 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:299:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:228:22 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:228:22 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 278° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 278° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:126:12 PM–18:356:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:126:12 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:459:45 PM–23:2111:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:208:20 AM–09:099:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:578:57 AM–10:2910:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0212:02 PM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:1012:10 PM–13:461:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:073:07 PM–16:404:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5110:51 PM–23:3811:38 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

Roga05:515:51 AM–07:247:24 AMavoid
Udvega07:247:24 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Cara08:578:57 AM–10:2910:29 AMneutral
Lābha10:2910:29 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Amṛta12:0212:02 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–15:073:07 PMavoid
Śubha15:073:07 PM–16:404:40 PMgood
Roga16:404:40 PM–18:126:12 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:126:12 PM–19:397:39 PMavoid
Lābha19:397:39 PM–21:079:07 PMgood
Udvega21:079:07 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Śubha22:3410:34 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0112:01 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1good
Cara25:281:28 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1neutral
Roga26:552:55 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:234:23 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:505:50 AM+1

05:515:51 AM sunrise18:126:12 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:228:22 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 26:332:33 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 13:061:06 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:228:22 AM
Taitilauntil 20:018:01 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:073:07 PM–16:404:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:126:12 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:404:40 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 21 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī08:228:22 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā26:33 02:332:33 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVarīyān13:061:06 PMParigha
KaraṇaKaulava08:228:22 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:50 05:505:50 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 258
Day length
12 h 21 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
26:552:55 AM+1
Moonset
10:5510:55 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:208:20 AM09:099:09 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:578:57 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1012:10 PM13:461:46 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:073:07 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:126:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:126:12 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:126:12 PM18:356:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:126:12 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:459:45 PM23:2111:21 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5110:51 PM23:3811:38 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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