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December 1993 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 21 December 1993 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1612:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:412:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4512:45 PM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 54% 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 muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–11:5311:53 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:096:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:037:03 PM–20:518:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:168:16 AM–10:0410:04 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:228:22 AM–09:049:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:548:54 AM–10:1310:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3211:32 AM–12:5112:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:1110:11 PM–23:0511:05 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

Roga06:156:15 AM–07:347:34 AMavoid
Udvega07:347:34 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Cara08:548:54 AM–10:1310:13 AMneutral
Lābha10:1310:13 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Amṛta11:3211:32 AM–12:5112:51 PMgood
Kāla12:5112:51 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Śubha14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Roga15:293:29 PM–16:494:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:494:49 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid
Lābha18:306:30 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Udvega20:108:10 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Śubha21:519:51 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Amṛta23:3211:32 PM–25:131:13+1 AMgood
Cara25:131:13+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMneutral
Roga26:542:54+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:354:35+1 AM–30:166:16+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:166:16+1 AM

06:156:15 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:412:41 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 24:2612:26+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 12:4512:45 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:412:41 PM
Bālavauntil 27:593:59+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:366:36 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. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:293:29 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī14:412:41 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā24:26 00:2612:26 AM WedRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta12:4512:45 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava14:412:41 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2050
Śaka
1915
Kali
5094
Ahargaṇa
1 860 877
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:3311:33 AM
Moonset
24:1712:17+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:168:16 AM10:0410:04 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:228:22 AM09:049:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:1310:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM12:5112:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3512:35 PM14:422:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:422:42 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:037:03 PM20:518:51 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1110:11 PM23:0511:05 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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