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Tuesday 26 January 1988 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:121:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4612:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4612:46 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4611:46 AM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4611:46 AM
At noon, 11:4611:46 AM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:135:13 PM–17:395:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:135:13 PM–18:326:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5811:58 PM–25:361:36+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
  • Gulika11:4611:46 AM–13:081:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:082:08 PM–15:463:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:302:30 PM–15:513:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2810:28 PM–23:2011:20 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

Roga06:206:20 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–11:4611:46 AMgood
Amṛta11:4611:46 AM–13:081:08 PMgood
Kāla13:081:08 PM–14:302:30 PMavoid
Śubha14:302:30 PM–15:513:51 PMgood
Roga15:513:51 PM–17:135:13 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:135:13 PM–18:516:51 PMavoid
Lābha18:516:51 PM–20:308:30 PMgood
Udvega20:308:30 PM–22:0810:08 PMavoid
Śubha22:0810:08 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Amṛta23:4611:46 PM–25:251:25+1 AMgood
Cara25:251:25+1 AM–27:033:03+1 AMneutral
Roga27:033:03+1 AM–28:414:41+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:414:41+1 AM–30:206:20+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20+1 AM

06:206:20 AM sunrise17:135:13 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:4612:46 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 28:534:53+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 24:1912:19+1 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:4612:46 PM
Bālavauntil 24:4712:47+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:302:30 PM–15:513:51 PM
Pradoṣa 17:135:13 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10+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. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:513:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī12:4612:46 PMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī28:53 04:534:53 AM WedKṛttikā
YogaŚubha24:19 00:1912:19 AM WedŚukla
KaraṇaBava12:4612:46 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:20 06:206:20 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 721
Day length
10 h 53 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:0811:08 AM
Moonset
24:5012:50+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 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
Madhyāhnamidday11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4611:46 AM13:081:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:082:08 PM15:463:46 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:302:30 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:135:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:135:13 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:135:13 PM17:395:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:135:13 PM18:326:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2810:28 PM23:2011:20 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5811:58 PM25:361:36+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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