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Monday 13 March 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:004:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:571:57 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:277:27 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2312:23 PM

Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.

Noon

13:221:22 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:221:22 PM
At noon, 13:221:22 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:505:50 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:146:14 AM–07:277:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5912:59 PM–13:461:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:213:21 PM–16:094:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:187:18 PM–19:427:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:187:18 PM–20:318:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:267:26 PM–20:578:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:568:56 AM–10:2510:25 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2210:22 AM–11:5311:53 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5411:54 AM–13:231:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:461:46 PM–14:342:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:522:52 PM–16:204:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:094:09 PM–16:564:56 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

Amṛta07:277:27 AM–08:568:56 AMgood
Kāla08:568:56 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Śubha10:2510:25 AM–11:5411:54 AMgood
Roga11:5411:54 AM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Udvega13:231:23 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Cara14:522:52 PM–16:204:20 PMneutral
Lābha16:204:20 PM–17:495:49 PMgood
Amṛta17:495:49 PM–19:187:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:187:18 PM–20:498:49 PMneutral
Roga20:498:49 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Kāla22:2010:20 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Lābha23:5111:51 PM–25:221:22 AM+1good
Udvega25:221:22 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:532:53 AM+1–28:244:24 AM+1good
Amṛta28:244:24 AM+1–29:555:55 AM+1good
Cara29:555:55 AM+1–31:267:26 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:277:27 AM to 31:267:26 AM+1

07:277:27 AM sunrise19:187:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:267:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:571:57 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 27:443:44 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 12:2312:23 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:592:59 PM
Bavauntil 25:571:57 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:568:56 AM–10:2510:25 AM
Abhijit 12:5912:59 PM–13:461:46 PM
Pradoṣa 19:187:18 PM–20:558:55 PM
Niśītha 24:5812:58 AM+1–25:461:46 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2510:25 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:461:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 51 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:558:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:461:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:57 01:571:57 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā27:44 03:443:44 AM TueĀrdrā
YogaPrīti12:2312:23 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:592:59 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:26 07:267:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 151
Day length
11 h 51 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
12:1212:12 PM
Moonset
26:492:49 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:505:50 AM07:277:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:505:50 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:146:14 AM07:277:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:277:27 AM09:499:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:568:56 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:499:49 AM12:1212:12 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2210:22 AM11:5311:53 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5411:54 AM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5912:59 PM13:461:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:461:46 PM14:342:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:342:34 PM16:564:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:204:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:213:21 PM16:094:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:094:09 PM16:564:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:564:56 PM19:187:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:187:18 PM20:558:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:187:18 PM19:427:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:187:18 PM20:318:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:267:26 PM20:578:57 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5812:58 AM+125:461:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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