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Tuesday 29 January 1985 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:125:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:417:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:296:29 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:265:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:212:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:165:16 PM–17:425:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:165:16 PM–18:346:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2911:29 PM–25:161:16+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:308:30 AM–09:149:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:039:03 AM–10:2510:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4711:47 AM–13:091:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4612:46 PM–14:332:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:312:31 PM–15:543:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2910:29 PM–23:2111:21 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

Roga06:196:19 AM–07:417:41 AMavoid
Udvega07:417:41 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Cara09:039:03 AM–10:2510:25 AMneutral
Lābha10:2510:25 AM–11:4711:47 AMgood
Amṛta11:4711:47 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Kāla13:091:09 PM–14:312:31 PMavoid
Śubha14:312:31 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Roga15:543:54 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:165:16 PM–18:546:54 PMavoid
Lābha18:546:54 PM–20:318:31 PMgood
Udvega20:318:31 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:4711:47 PMgood
Amṛta23:4711:47 PM–25:251:25+1 AMgood
Cara25:251:25+1 AM–27:033:03+1 AMneutral
Roga27:033:03+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:404:40+1 AM–30:186:18+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:186:18+1 AM

06:196:19 AM sunrise17:165:16 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:417:41 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 28:504:50+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 16:534:53 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:296:29 AM
Bavauntil 19:417:41 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:312:31 PM–15:543:54 PM
Pradoṣa 17:165:16 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11+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. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:543:54 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī19:417:41 PMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī28:50 04:504:50 AM WedKṛttikā
YogaŚubha16:534:53 PMŚukla
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:296:29 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:18 06:186:18 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2041
Śaka
1906
Kali
5085
Ahargaṇa
1 857 629
Day length
10 h 57 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:1211:12 AM
Moonset
24:3212:32+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:308:30 AM09:149:14 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4711:47 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4612:46 PM14:332:33 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:212:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:312:31 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM17:165:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:165:16 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:165:16 PM17:425:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:165:16 PM18:346:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2910:29 PM23:2111:21 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2911:29 PM25:161:16+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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