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Wednesday 15 March 2023 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5310:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:169:16 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:169:16 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 278° ahead of it, in Mūla, 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 muhūrta05:315:31 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:555:55 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla14:492:49 PM–16:204:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:043:04 PM–15:513:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:027:02 PM–19:267:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:027:02 PM–20:148:14 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:378:37 AM–10:0610:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3511:35 AM–13:051:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:281:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:051:05 PM–14:342:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:237:23 PM–20:548:54 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya29:515:51+1 AM–31:217:21+1 AMa 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

Lābha07:087:08 AM–08:378:37 AMgood
Amṛta08:378:37 AM–10:0610:06 AMgood
Kāla10:0610:06 AM–11:3511:35 AMavoid
Śubha11:3511:35 AM–13:051:05 PMgood
Roga13:051:05 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Udvega14:342:34 PM–16:034:03 PMavoid
Cara16:034:03 PM–17:325:32 PMneutral
Lābha17:325:32 PM–19:027:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:027:02 PM–20:328:32 PMavoid
Śubha20:328:32 PM–22:0310:03 PMgood
Amṛta22:0310:03 PM–23:3311:33 PMgood
Cara23:3311:33 PM–25:041:04+1 AMneutral
Roga25:041:04+1 AM–26:342:34+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:342:34+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:054:05+1 AM–29:355:35+1 AMgood
Udvega29:355:35+1 AM–31:067:06+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:067:06+1 AM

07:087:08 AM sunrise19:027:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:067:06+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 09:169:16 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 20:548:54 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 24:3612:36+1 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:169:16 AM
Taitilauntil 20:178:17 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:051:05 PM–14:342:34 PM
Pradoṣa 19:027:02 PM–20:388:38 PM
Niśītha 24:4012:40+1 AM–25:281:28+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:342:34 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 54 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:388:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  9. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:281:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī09:169:16 AMNavamī
NakṣatraMūla20:548:54 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVyatīpāta24:36 00:3612:36 AM ThuVarīyān
KaraṇaKaulava09:169:16 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra31:06 07:067:06 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2079
Śaka
1944
Kali
5123
Ahargaṇa
1 871 553
Day length
11 h 54 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
28:044:04+1 AM
Moonset
11:4211:42 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:315:31 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:315:31 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:555:55 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:378:37 AM10:0610:06 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM11:5311:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM13:051:05 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4112:41 PM13:291:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:281:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:051:05 PM14:342:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:394:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:492:49 PM16:204:20 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:043:04 PM15:513:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:394:39 PM19:027:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:027:02 PM20:388:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:027:02 PM19:267:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:027:02 PM20:148:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:237:23 PM20:548:54 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4012:40+1 AM25:281:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:515:51+1 AM31:217:21+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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