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January 1985 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 14 January 1985 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:273:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:291:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:267:26 AM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Citrā, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:367:36 AM–09:079:07 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:084:08+1 AM–29:405:40+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0412:04 PM–12:4712:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:031:03 PM–14:242:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:132:13 PM–14:562:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:596:59 PM–20:318:31 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

Amṛta06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Kāla07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Śubha09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Roga10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMavoid
Udvega11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMavoid
Cara13:031:03 PM–14:242:24 PMneutral
Lābha14:242:24 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Amṛta15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PMneutral
Roga18:446:44 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Kāla20:248:24 PM–22:0310:03 PMavoid
Lābha22:0310:03 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Udvega23:4311:43 PM–25:231:23+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:231:23+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:023:02+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMgood
Cara28:424:42+1 AM–30:226:22+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22+1 AM

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:291:29 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 13:391:39 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 07:267:26 AM
Dhṛtiuntil 28:434:43+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:291:29 PM
Taitilauntil 24:3312:33+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:029:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 43 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī13:291:29 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā13:391:39 PMSvātī
YogaSukarmā07:267:26 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava13:291:29 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:22 06:226:22 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2041
Śaka
1906
Kali
5085
Ahargaṇa
1 857 614
Day length
10 h 43 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
24:4212:42+1 AM
Moonset
11:3111:31 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:367:36 AM09:079:07 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:4712:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:031:03 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:132:13 PM14:562:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:596:59 PM20:318:31 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:084:08+1 AM29:405:40+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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