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Tuesday 21 March 2017 · Tehran, Iran

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:196:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:328:32 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:076:07 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:328:32 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 278° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 278° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:076:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:176:17 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:176:17 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya08:048:04 AM–09:519:51 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:338:33 AM–09:219:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:099:09 AM–10:4110:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1212:12 PM–13:431:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:143:14 PM–16:454:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:218:21 PM–22:0610:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0011:00 PM–23:4711:47 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

Roga06:076:07 AM–07:387:38 AMavoid
Udvega07:387:38 AM–09:099:09 AMavoid
Cara09:099:09 AM–10:4110:41 AMneutral
Lābha10:4110:41 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Amṛta12:1212:12 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Kāla13:431:43 PM–15:143:14 PMavoid
Śubha15:143:14 PM–16:454:45 PMgood
Roga16:454:45 PM–18:176:17 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:176:17 PM–19:457:45 PMavoid
Lābha19:457:45 PM–21:149:14 PMgood
Udvega21:149:14 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Śubha22:4210:42 PM–25:111:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:111:11+1 AM–26:402:40+1 AMgood
Cara26:402:40+1 AM–28:084:08+1 AMneutral
Roga28:084:08+1 AM–29:375:37+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:375:37+1 AM–31:057:05+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:076:07 AM to 31:057:05+1 AM

06:076:07 AM sunrise18:176:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:328:32 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 09:519:51 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 29:005:00+1 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:328:32 AM
Taitilauntil 21:299:29 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:143:14 PM–16:454:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:176:17 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–25:351:35+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:454:45 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 10 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:351:35+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī08:328:32 AMNavamī
NakṣatraMūla09:519:51 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVarīyān29:00 05:005:00 AM WedParigha
KaraṇaKaulava08:328:32 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 368
Day length
12 h 10 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
27:103:10+1 AM
Moonset
11:4411:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:076:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:076:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:076:07 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:048:04 AM09:519:51 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:338:33 AM09:219:21 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:099:09 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:143:14 PM16:454:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:176:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:176:17 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:176:17 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:176:17 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:218:21 PM22:0610:06 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0011:00 PM23:4711:47 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM25:351:35+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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