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March 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 29 March 2004 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:377:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:539:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:235:23 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:488:48 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSapporo11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:513:51 AM–04:374:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:144:14 AM–05:235:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:128:12 AM–09:599:59 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:461:46 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:206:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:057:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:576:57 AM–08:318:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0510:05 AM–11:4011:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:141:14 PM–14:482:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:362:36 PM–15:263:26 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

Amṛta05:235:23 AM–06:576:57 AMgood
Kāla06:576:57 AM–08:318:31 AMavoid
Śubha08:318:31 AM–10:0510:05 AMgood
Roga10:0510:05 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Udvega11:4011:40 AM–13:141:14 PMavoid
Cara13:141:14 PM–14:482:48 PMneutral
Lābha14:482:48 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Amṛta16:234:23 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:575:57 PM–19:227:22 PMneutral
Roga19:227:22 PM–20:488:48 PMavoid
Kāla20:488:48 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Lābha22:1310:13 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Udvega23:3911:39 PM–25:041:04+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:041:04+1 AM–26:302:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:302:30+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMgood
Cara27:553:55+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:235:23 AM to 29:215:21+1 AM

05:235:23 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:215:21+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:539:53 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 19:237:23 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 22:1010:10 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:488:48 AM
Bavauntil 21:539:53 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:576:57 AM–08:318:31 AM
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:287:28 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:318:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī21:539:53 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā19:237:23 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana22:1010:10 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:488:48 AMBava
VāraSomavāra29:21 05:215:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 628
Day length
12 h 34 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:559:55 AM
Moonset
26:142:14+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:513:51 AM05:235:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:513:51 AM04:374:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:144:14 AM05:235:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:235:23 AM07:537:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:576:57 AM08:318:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:537:53 AM10:2410:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:128:12 AM09:599:59 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0510:05 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1511:15 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:5512:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:141:14 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:461:46 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:362:36 PM15:263:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:206:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:057:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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