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Thursday 17 November 1988 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:271:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3911:39 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gopāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī covers 45 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

AlsoDurgā Navamī boundary

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1210:12 AM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

Noon

11:1911:19 AM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1911:19 AM
At noon, 11:1911:19 AM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:084:08 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5710:57 AM–11:4111:41 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:071:07 PM–13:511:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:454:45 PM–17:115:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:454:45 PM–18:046:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:032:03+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:535:53 AM–07:147:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:368:36 AM–09:579:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:309:30 AM–10:1410:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4012:40 PM–14:022:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:511:51 PM–14:342:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya16:594:59 PM–18:306:30 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

Śubha05:535:53 AM–07:147:14 AMgood
Roga07:147:14 AM–08:368:36 AMavoid
Udvega08:368:36 AM–09:579:57 AMavoid
Cara09:579:57 AM–11:1911:19 AMneutral
Lābha11:1911:19 AM–12:4012:40 PMgood
Amṛta12:4012:40 PM–14:022:02 PMgood
Kāla14:022:02 PM–15:233:23 PMavoid
Śubha15:233:23 PM–16:454:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:454:45 PM–18:236:23 PMgood
Cara18:236:23 PM–20:028:02 PMneutral
Roga20:028:02 PM–21:419:41 PMavoid
Kāla21:419:41 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Lābha23:1911:19 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5812:58+1 AM–26:362:36+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:362:36+1 AM–28:154:15+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:154:15+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:535:53+1 AM

05:535:53 AM sunrise16:454:45 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:3911:39 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 10:1210:12 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 13:111:11 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Bālavauntil 22:3910:39 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 10:5710:57 AM–11:4111:41 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4012:40 PM–14:022:02 PM
Pradoṣa 16:454:45 PM–18:306:30 PM
Niśītha 22:5510:55 PM–23:4311:43 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4111:41 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:022:02 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 52 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:306:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:4311:43 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:3911:39 AMNavamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā10:1210:12 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaDhruva13:111:11 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava11:3911:39 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:53 05:535:53 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 017
Day length
10 h 52 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:2812:28 PM
Moonset
24:0812:08+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:535:53 AM07:147:14 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:1410:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:368:36 AM09:579:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:309:30 AM10:1410:14 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday10:5510:55 AM11:4311:43 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5710:57 AM11:4111:41 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2412:24 PM14:342:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4012:40 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:071:07 PM13:511:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:511:51 PM14:342:34 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:342:34 PM16:454:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:454:45 PM18:306:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:454:45 PM17:115:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:454:45 PM18:046:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:594:59 PM18:306:30 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight22:5510:55 PM23:4311:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:032:03+1 AM27:333:33+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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