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Monday 26 December 1994 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:3710:37 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:279:27 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:176:17 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:279:27 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3411:34 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3411:34 AM
At noon, 11:3411:34 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 277° ahead of it, in Hasta, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 277° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:304:30 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:176:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–11:5511:55 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:201:20 PM–14:022:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:333:33 PM–17:065:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:514:51 PM–17:185:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:514:51 PM–18:126:12 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:377:37 AM–08:568:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1510:15 AM–11:3411:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:3812:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5412:54 PM–14:132:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:022:02 PM–14:442:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:554:55+1 AM–30:266:26+1 AMa 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

Amṛta06:176:17 AM–07:377:37 AMgood
Kāla07:377:37 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Śubha08:568:56 AM–10:1510:15 AMgood
Roga10:1510:15 AM–11:3411:34 AMavoid
Udvega11:3411:34 AM–12:5412:54 PMavoid
Cara12:5412:54 PM–14:132:13 PMneutral
Lābha14:132:13 PM–15:323:32 PMgood
Amṛta15:323:32 PM–16:514:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:514:51 PM–18:326:32 PMneutral
Roga18:326:32 PM–20:138:13 PMavoid
Kāla20:138:13 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Lābha21:549:54 PM–23:3511:35 PMgood
Udvega23:3511:35 PM–25:151:15+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:151:15+1 AM–26:562:56+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:562:56+1 AM–28:374:37+1 AMgood
Cara28:374:37+1 AM–30:186:18+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:176:17 AM to 30:186:18+1 AM

06:176:17 AM sunrise16:514:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 09:279:27 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 21:229:22 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 25:091:09+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 09:279:27 AM
Taitilauntil 20:408:40 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:377:37 AM–08:568:56 AM
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–11:5511:55 AM
Pradoṣa 16:514:51 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:568:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5511:55 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī09:279:27 AMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta21:229:22 PMCitrā
YogaŚobhana25:09 01:091:09 AM TueAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava09:279:27 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:18 06:186:18 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2051
Śaka
1916
Kali
5095
Ahargaṇa
1 861 247
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:4012:40+1 AM
Moonset
11:3811:38 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:304:30 AM06:176:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:304:30 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:176:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:176:17 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:377:37 AM08:568:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:3110:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1510:15 AM11:3411:34 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1011:10 AM11:5811:58 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM11:5511:55 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3812:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3812:38 PM14:442:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5412:54 PM14:132:13 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:201:20 PM14:022:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:022:02 PM14:442:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:442:44 PM16:514:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:333:33 PM17:065:06 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:514:51 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:514:51 PM17:185:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:514:51 PM18:126:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:554:55+1 AM30:266:26+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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