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Saturday 18 March 2028 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:274:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:315:31 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

06:446:44 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:315:31 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:4612:46 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:4612:46 PM
At noon, 12:4612:46 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 274° ahead of it, in Mūla, 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 muhūrta05:095:09 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:446:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2212:22 PM–13:101:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:514:51 PM–18:346:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:446:44 AM–08:158:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:446:44 AM–07:327:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:327:32 AM–08:218:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:459:45 AM–11:1611:16 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:172:17 PM–15:473:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:0010:00 PM–23:4311:43 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

Kāla06:446:44 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Śubha08:158:15 AM–09:459:45 AMgood
Roga09:459:45 AM–11:1611:16 AMavoid
Udvega11:1611:16 AM–12:4612:46 PMavoid
Cara12:4612:46 PM–14:172:17 PMneutral
Lābha14:172:17 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Amṛta15:473:47 PM–17:185:18 PMgood
Kāla17:185:18 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:486:48 PM–20:188:18 PMgood
Udvega20:188:18 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Śubha21:479:47 PM–23:1611:16 PMgood
Amṛta23:1611:16 PM–24:4612:46+1 AMgood
Cara24:4612:46+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMneutral
Roga26:152:15+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:443:44+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:145:14+1 AM–30:436:43+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:446:44 AM to 30:436:43+1 AM

06:446:44 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:436:43+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:315:31 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 23:4311:43 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 21:469:46 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:315:31 PM
Taitilauntil 30:206:20+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:459:45 AM–11:1611:16 AM
Abhijit 12:2212:22 PM–13:101:10 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:248:24 PM
Niśītha 24:2212:22+1 AM–25:101:10+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1611:16 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:101:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 04 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:248:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:101:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī17:315:31 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMūla23:4311:43 PMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVyatīpāta21:469:46 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaKaulava17:315:31 PMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra30:43 06:436:43 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 383
Day length
12 h 04 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
26:092:09+1 AM
Moonset
12:2012:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:446:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:446:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:446:44 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:446:44 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:446:44 AM07:327:32 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:327:32 AM08:218:21 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:459:45 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:101:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2212:22 PM13:101:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:591:59 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:172:17 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:514:51 PM18:346:34 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:248:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:0010:00 PM23:4311:43 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2212:22+1 AM25:101:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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