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Wednesday 11 March 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:254:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:506:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3012:30 PM

Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.

Noon

13:051:05 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens13:051:05 PM
At noon, 13:051:05 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 273° ahead of it, in Mūla, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 273° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:246:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:006:00 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:033:03 PM–15:503:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:586:58 PM–19:227:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:586:58 PM–20:118:11 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:428:42 AM–10:1010:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3811:38 AM–13:061:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4212:42 PM–13:291:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:061:06 PM–14:342:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:259:25 PM–23:1211:12 PMa 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

Lābha07:147:14 AM–08:428:42 AMgood
Amṛta08:428:42 AM–10:1010:10 AMgood
Kāla10:1010:10 AM–11:3811:38 AMavoid
Śubha11:3811:38 AM–13:061:06 PMgood
Roga13:061:06 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Udvega14:342:34 PM–16:024:02 PMavoid
Cara16:024:02 PM–17:305:30 PMneutral
Lābha17:305:30 PM–18:586:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:586:58 PM–20:298:29 PMavoid
Śubha20:298:29 PM–22:0110:01 PMgood
Amṛta22:0110:01 PM–23:3311:33 PMgood
Cara23:3311:33 PM–25:051:05+1 AMneutral
Roga25:051:05+1 AM–26:372:37+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:372:37+1 AM–28:084:08+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:084:08+1 AM–29:405:40+1 AMgood
Udvega29:405:40+1 AM–31:127:12+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:127:12+1 AM

07:147:14 AM sunrise18:586:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:506:50 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 12:3012:30 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 24:2912:29+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:506:50 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:061:06 PM–14:342:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:586:58 PM–20:358:35 PM
Niśītha 24:4112:41+1 AM–25:291:29+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:342:34 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:358:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:291:29+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī18:506:50 PMNavamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā12:3012:30 PMMūla
YogaSiddhi24:29 00:2912:29 AM ThuVyatīpāta
KaraṇaKaulava18:506:50 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra31:12 07:127:12 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 645
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
27:363:36+1 AM
Moonset
11:1611:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:355:35 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:355:35 AM06:246:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:006:00 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:349:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:428:42 AM10:1010:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:349:34 AM11:5511:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3811:38 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4212:42 PM13:301:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:291:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:061:06 PM14:342:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:374:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:033:03 PM15:503:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:374:37 PM18:586:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:586:58 PM20:358:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:586:58 PM19:227:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:586:58 PM20:118:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:259:25 PM23:1211:12 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4112:41+1 AM25:291:29+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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