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Thursday 17 March 1921 · Tehran, Iran

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:078:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:146:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:147:14 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:086:08 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:086:08 PM–19:207:20 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:112:11 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:096:09 AM–07:397:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:089:08 AM–10:3810:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0810:08 AM–10:5610:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:381:38 PM–15:083:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:562:56 PM–15:443:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya20:568:56 PM–22:2610:26 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

Śubha06:096:09 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Roga07:397:39 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Udvega09:089:08 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Cara10:3810:38 AM–12:0812:08 PMneutral
Lābha12:0812:08 PM–13:381:38 PMgood
Amṛta13:381:38 PM–15:083:08 PMgood
Kāla15:083:08 PM–16:384:38 PMavoid
Śubha16:384:38 PM–18:086:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:086:08 PM–19:387:38 PMgood
Cara19:387:38 PM–21:089:08 PMneutral
Roga21:089:08 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Kāla22:3810:38 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0812:08 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1good
Udvega25:371:37 AM+1–27:073:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:073:07 AM+1–28:374:37 AM+1good
Amṛta28:374:37 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:076:07 AM+1

06:096:09 AM sunrise18:086:08 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:146:14 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 13:021:02 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 12:4612:46 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:147:14 AM
Bavauntil 18:146:14 PM
Bālavauntil 29:095:09 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:381:38 PM–15:083:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:086:08 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32 AM+1

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  5. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:083:08 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 59 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī18:146:14 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā13:021:02 PMĀrdrā
YogaĀyuṣmān12:4612:46 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:147:14 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:07 06:076:07 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1977
Śaka
1842
Kali
5021
Ahargaṇa
1 834 300
Day length
11 h 59 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:2111:21 AM
Moonset
25:411:41 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:096:09 AM07:397:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0810:08 AM10:5610:56 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:381:38 PM15:083:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:562:56 PM15:443:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:086:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:086:08 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:086:08 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:086:08 PM19:207:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:568:56 PM22:2610:26 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:112:11 AM+127:423:42 AM+1sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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