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January 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 14 January 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:4811:48 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3011:30 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

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

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:148:14 AM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 276° ahead of it, in Citrā, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 276° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

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 kāla06:526:52 AM–08:298:29 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2111:21 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:144:14+1 AM–29:485:48+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:232:23 PM–15:443:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:383:38 PM–16:214:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:506:50 PM–20:248:24 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

Udvega06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMavoid
Cara07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMneutral
Lābha09:029:02 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Amṛta10:2210:22 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Kāla11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMavoid
Śubha13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Roga14:232:23 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Udvega15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PMgood
Amṛta18:446:44 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Cara20:238:23 PM–22:0310:03 PMneutral
Roga22:0310:03 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Kāla23:4311:43 PM–25:221:22+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:221:22+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMgood
Udvega27:023:02+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:424:42+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 11:3011:30 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 13:211:21 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 08:148:14 AM
Dhṛtiuntil 30:166:16+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:3011:30 AM
Taitilauntil 23:0411:04 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2111:21 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:506:50 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:045:04 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī11:3011:30 AMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā13:211:21 PMSvātī
YogaSukarmā08:148:14 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava11:3011:30 AMTaitila
VāraRavivāra30:22 06:226:22 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 631
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
24:4612:46+1 AM
Moonset
11:3011:30 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:526:52 AM08:298:29 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:232:23 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:383:38 PM16:214:21 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:443:44 PM17:045:04 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:506:50 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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:506:50 PM20:248:24 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:144:14+1 AM29:485:48+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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