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March 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 6 March 2002 · Tehran, Iran

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:065:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:544:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:544:54 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 274° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 274° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:494:49 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:4811:48 AM–13:271:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:557:55 AM–09:229:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4910:49 AM–12:1612:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5311:53 AM–12:3912:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1612:16 PM–13:431:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:135:13 AM+1–30:546:54 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

Lābha06:286:28 AM–07:557:55 AMgood
Amṛta07:557:55 AM–09:229:22 AMgood
Kāla09:229:22 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Śubha10:4910:49 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Roga12:1612:16 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Udvega13:431:43 PM–15:103:10 PMavoid
Cara15:103:10 PM–16:364:36 PMneutral
Lābha16:364:36 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:036:03 PM–19:367:36 PMavoid
Śubha19:367:36 PM–21:099:09 PMgood
Amṛta21:099:09 PM–22:4210:42 PMgood
Cara22:4210:42 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1512:15 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:481:48 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:213:21 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1good
Udvega28:544:54 AM+1–30:276:27 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:276:27 AM+1

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:544:54 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 20:488:48 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 17:135:13 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:544:54 PM
Taitilauntil 29:055:05 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1612:16 PM–13:431:43 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:437:43 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:431:43 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī16:544:54 PMNavamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā20:488:48 PMMūla
YogaVajra17:135:13 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava16:544:54 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:27 06:276:27 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 874
Day length
11 h 35 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
26:082:08 AM+1
Moonset
11:0811:08 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:494:49 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:494:49 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:557:55 AM09:229:22 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:4811:48 AM13:271:27 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:187:18 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 nakṣatra29:135:13 AM+130:546:54 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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