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Tuesday 21 April 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:222:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1112:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:075:07 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:596:59 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 276° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 276° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:383:38 AM–04:224:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:004:00 AM–05:075:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–11:5911:59 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:216:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:517:51 PM–21:229:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:417:41 AM–08:338:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:208:20 AM–09:569:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4610:46 AM–12:1712:17 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:3311:33 AM–13:091:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM–16:224:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2610:26 PM–23:1011:10 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

Roga05:075:07 AM–06:436:43 AMavoid
Udvega06:436:43 AM–08:208:20 AMavoid
Cara08:208:20 AM–09:569:56 AMneutral
Lābha09:569:56 AM–11:3311:33 AMgood
Amṛta11:3311:33 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Kāla13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Śubha14:462:46 PM–16:224:22 PMgood
Roga16:224:22 PM–17:595:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:595:59 PM–19:227:22 PMavoid
Lābha19:227:22 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Udvega20:468:46 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Amṛta23:3211:32 PM–24:5612:56+1 AMgood
Cara24:5612:56+1 AM–26:192:19+1 AMneutral
Roga26:192:19+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:433:43+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:075:07 AM to 29:065:06+1 AM

05:075:07 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 29:065:06+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:1112:11 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 06:596:59 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 17:175:17 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:1112:11 PM
Taitilauntil 23:0911:09 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:462:46 PM–16:224:22 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:287:28 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 PM

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. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5911:59 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:224:22 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 52 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī12:1112:11 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā06:596:59 AMŚravaṇa
YogaSādhya17:175:17 PMŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava12:1112:11 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:06 05:065:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 441
Day length
12 h 52 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
25:331:33+1 AM
Moonset
11:2911:29 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:383:38 AM05:075:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:383:38 AM04:224:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:004:00 AM05:075:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:075:07 AM07:417:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:417:41 AM10:1610:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:417:41 AM08:338:33 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4610:46 AM12:1712:17 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3311:33 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:224:22 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:216:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:517:51 PM21:229:22 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2610:26 PM23:1011:10 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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