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March 1985 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 30 March 1985 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:506:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:207:20 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

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

At sunrise

05:285:28 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:505:50 AM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:553:55 AM–04:414:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:184:18 AM–05:285:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–12:0312:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:495:49 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:495:49 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:002:00+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika05:285:28 AM–07:017:01 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:285:28 AM–06:176:17 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:176:17 AM–07:077:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:338:33 AM–10:0610:06 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:154:15 PM–17:525:52 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

Kāla05:285:28 AM–07:017:01 AMavoid
Śubha07:017:01 AM–08:338:33 AMgood
Roga08:338:33 AM–10:0610:06 AMavoid
Udvega10:0610:06 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Cara11:3911:39 AM–13:111:11 PMneutral
Lābha13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMgood
Amṛta14:442:44 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Kāla16:174:17 PM–17:495:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:495:49 PM–19:167:16 PMgood
Udvega19:167:16 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Śubha20:448:44 PM–22:1110:11 PMgood
Amṛta22:1110:11 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Cara23:3811:38 PM–25:051:05+1 AMneutral
Roga25:051:05+1 AM–26:332:33+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:332:33+1 AM–28:004:00+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:004:00+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:285:28 AM to 29:275:27+1 AM

05:285:28 AM sunrise17:495:49 PM sunsetsunrise 29:275:27+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:207:20 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 28:274:27+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 05:505:50 AM
Atigaṇḍauntil 28:304:30+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:207:20 AM
Bālavauntil 19:167:16 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:338:33 AM–10:0610:06 AM
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:495:49 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02+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. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0610:06 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:0312:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 21 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  12. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī07:207:20 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu28:27 04:274:27 AM SunPuṣya
YogaŚobhana05:505:50 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava07:207:20 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra29:27 05:275:27 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2042
Śaka
1907
Kali
5086
Ahargaṇa
1 857 689
Day length
12 h 21 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:3011:30 AM
Moonset
25:451:45+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:553:55 AM05:285:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:553:55 AM04:414:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:184:18 AM05:285:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:285:28 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:285:28 AM07:017:01 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:285:28 AM06:176:17 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:176:17 AM07:077:07 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:2410:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:338:33 AM10:0610:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM12:0312:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:495:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:154:15 PM17:525:52 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:495:49 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:495:49 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:495:49 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:002:00+1 AM27:383:38+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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