March 1949 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 8 March 1949 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:273:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:453:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:453:45 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:236:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:127:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:016:01 PM–19:407:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:138:13 AM–09:519:51 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:328:32 AM–09:199:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:079:07 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0412:04 PM–13:331:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:013:01 PM–16:304:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5110:51 PM–23:3911:39 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

Roga06:106:10 AM–07:397:39 AMavoid
Udvega07:397:39 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Cara09:079:07 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–12:0412:04 PMgood
Amṛta12:0412:04 PM–13:331:33 PMgood
Kāla13:331:33 PM–15:013:01 PMavoid
Śubha15:013:01 PM–16:304:30 PMgood
Roga16:304:30 PM–17:595:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:595:59 PM–19:307:30 PMavoid
Lābha19:307:30 PM–21:019:01 PMgood
Udvega21:019:01 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0412:04+1 AM–25:351:35+1 AMgood
Cara25:351:35+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMneutral
Roga27:063:06+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:384:38+1 AM–30:096:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:096:09+1 AM

06:106:10 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:453:45 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 27:013:01+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 18:386:38 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:453:45 PM
Bālavauntil 27:353:35+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:013:01 PM–16:304:30 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:367:36 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:304:30 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:367:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:453:45 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā27:01 03:013:01 AM WedĀrdrā
YogaPrīti18:386:38 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava15:453:45 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:09 06:096:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2005
Śaka
1870
Kali
5049
Ahargaṇa
1 844 518
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
11:1811:18 AM
Moonset
25:381:38+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:138:13 AM09:519:51 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:328:32 AM09:199:19 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:079:07 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0412:04 PM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:013:01 PM16:304:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:367:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:236:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:127:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:016:01 PM19:407:40 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5110:51 PM23:3911:39 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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