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

Monday 29 March 2004 · Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:375:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:537:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:486:48 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 80° above N. Day length 12 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTangerang11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:126:12 AM–07:597:59 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:277:27 AM–08:578:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2810:28 AM–11:5811:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2212:22 PM–13:111:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:291:29 PM–14:592:59 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:472:47 PM–15:353:35 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

Amṛta05:575:57 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Kāla07:277:27 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Śubha08:578:57 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Roga10:2810:28 AM–11:5811:58 AMavoid
Udvega11:5811:58 AM–13:291:29 PMavoid
Cara13:291:29 PM–14:592:59 PMneutral
Lābha14:592:59 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Amṛta16:294:29 PM–18:006:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:006:00 PM–19:297:29 PMneutral
Roga19:297:29 PM–20:598:59 PMavoid
Kāla20:598:59 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Lābha22:2910:29 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Udvega23:5811:58 PM–25:281:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:281:28+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:572:57+1 AM–28:274:27+1 AMgood
Cara28:274:27+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:575:57 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:537:53 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 17:235:23 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 20:108:10 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:486:48 AM
Bavauntil 19:537:53 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:277:27 AM–08:578:57 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22+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. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:578:57 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 03 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī19:537:53 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā17:235:23 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana20:108:10 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:486:48 AMBava
VāraSomavāra29:57 05:575:57 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 03 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:3212:32 PM
Moonset
24:2812:28+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:126:12 AM07:597:59 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:277:27 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM11:5811:58 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:111:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:291:29 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:472:47 PM15:353:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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