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March 1972 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 8 March 1972 · Tehran, Iran

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:399:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2311:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

06:256:25 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3510:35 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 271° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:115:11 AM–06:256:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:0212:02 PM–13:471:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:592:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:537:53 AM–09:209:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4810:48 AM–12:1512:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5211:52 AM–12:3912:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM–13:431:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:146:14 AM+1–31:567:56 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:256:25 AM–07:537:53 AMgood
Amṛta07:537:53 AM–09:209:20 AMgood
Kāla09:209:20 AM–10:4810:48 AMavoid
Śubha10:4810:48 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Roga12:1512:15 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Udvega13:431:43 PM–15:103:10 PMavoid
Cara15:103:10 PM–16:384:38 PMneutral
Lābha16:384:38 PM–18:056:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:056:05 PM–19:387:38 PMavoid
Śubha19:387:38 PM–21:109:10 PMgood
Amṛta21:109:10 PM–22:4210:42 PMgood
Cara22:4210:42 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1512:15 AM+1–25:471:47 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:471:47 AM+1–27:193:19 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:193:19 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1good
Udvega28:524:52 AM+1–30:246:24 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:256:25 AM to 30:246:24 AM+1

06:256:25 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:2311:23 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 21:409:40 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 12:5812:58 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:3510:35 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:2311:23 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1512:15 PM–13:431:43 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:431:43 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 40 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:2311:23 PMNavamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā21:409:40 PMMūla
YogaVajra12:5812:58 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava10:3510:35 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:24 06:246:24 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 919
Day length
11 h 40 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
26:052:05 AM+1
Moonset
10:3910:39 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:256:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:115:11 AM06:256:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:256:25 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:537:53 AM09:209:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:0212:02 PM13:471:47 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:146:14 AM+131:567:56 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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