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January 1993 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 15 January 1993 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:517:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:196:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:017:01 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Citrā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa 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
  • Amṛta kāla10:1810:18 AM–11:5011:50 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:308:30 AM–09:139:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:242:24 PM–15:453:45 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:579:57 PM–23:3211:32 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

Cara06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMneutral
Lābha07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMgood
Amṛta09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Kāla10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMavoid
Śubha11:4311:43 AM–13:041:04 PMgood
Roga13:041:04 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Udvega14:242:24 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Cara15:453:45 PM–17:055:05 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:055:05 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid
Kāla18:456:45 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Lābha20:248:24 PM–22:0410:04 PMgood
Udvega22:0410:04 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Śubha23:4311:43 PM–25:231:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:231:23+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMgood
Cara27:023:02+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMneutral
Roga28:424:42+1 AM–30:216:21+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:216:21+1 AM

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:196:19 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 16:274:27 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 08:218:21 AM
Dhṛtiuntil 30:086:08+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:017:01 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:196:19 PM
Taitilauntil 29:455:45+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4311:43 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī18:196:19 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā16:274:27 PMSvātī
YogaSukarmā08:218:21 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava07:017:01 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra30:21 06:216:21 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2049
Śaka
1914
Kali
5093
Ahargaṇa
1 860 537
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
24:3312:33+1 AM
Moonset
11:0011:00 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 day07:427:42 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:308:30 AM09:139:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1810:18 AM11:5011:50 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4812:48 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:311:31 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM17:055:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:055:05 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:055:05 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:055:05 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:579:57 PM23:3211:32 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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