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January 1989 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 14 January 1989 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:555:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:054:05+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:289:28 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 87° ahead of it, in Revatī, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 87° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:311:31 PM–15:023:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:226:22 AM–07:047:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:047:04 AM–07:477:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:031:03 PM–14:242:24 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMavoid
Śubha07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMgood
Roga09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Udvega10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMavoid
Cara11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMneutral
Lābha13:031:03 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Amṛta14:242:24 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Kāla15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PMgood
Udvega18:446:44 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Śubha20:248:24 PM–22:0310:03 PMgood
Amṛta22:0310:03 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Cara23:4311:43 PM–25:231:23+1 AMneutral
Roga25:231:23+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:023:02+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:424:42+1 AM–30:226:22+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22+1 AM

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:054:05+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 15:483:48 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 09:289:28 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:584:58 PM
Bavauntil 28:054:05+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2310:23 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī28:05 04:054:05 AM SunNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī15:483:48 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva09:289:28 AMSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:584:58 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra30:22 06:226:22 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 075
Day length
10 h 43 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:5010:50 AM
Moonset
24:0312:03+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:226:22 AM07:427:42 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:226:22 AM07:047:04 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:047:04 AM07:477:47 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:031:03 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:311:31 PM15:023:02 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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