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Thursday 22 August 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:027:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:006:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:115:11 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:366:36 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:423:42 AM–04:264:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:044:04 AM–05:115:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–12:0212:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:014:01 PM–17:355:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:115:11 AM–06:476:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:386:38 AM–08:128:12 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:248:24 AM–10:0010:00 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:289:28 AM–10:1910:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:131:13 PM–14:492:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:372:37 PM–15:283:28 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

Śubha05:115:11 AM–06:476:47 AMgood
Roga06:476:47 AM–08:248:24 AMavoid
Udvega08:248:24 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Cara10:0010:00 AM–11:3711:37 AMneutral
Lābha11:3711:37 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Amṛta13:131:13 PM–14:492:49 PMgood
Kāla14:492:49 PM–16:264:26 PMavoid
Śubha16:264:26 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:026:02 PM–19:267:26 PMgood
Cara19:267:26 PM–20:508:50 PMneutral
Roga20:508:50 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Kāla22:1310:13 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Lābha23:3711:37 PM–25:001:00+1 AMgood
Udvega25:001:00+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:242:24+1 AM–27:483:48+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:483:48+1 AM–29:115:11+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:115:11 AM to 29:115:11+1 AM

05:115:11 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:115:11+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:006:00 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 26:112:11+1 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 15:553:55 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:366:36 AM
Bavauntil 18:006:00 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–12:0212:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:131:13 PM–14:492:49 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:317:31 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0212:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:492:49 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 52 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:317:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī18:006:00 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā26:11 02:112:11 AM FriJyeṣṭhā
YogaIndra15:553:55 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:366:36 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:11 05:115:11 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 852
Day length
12 h 52 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
12:0912:09 PM
Moonset
23:2411:24 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:423:42 AM05:115:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:423:42 AM04:264:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:044:04 AM05:115:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:115:11 AM07:457:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:115:11 AM06:476:47 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:386:38 AM08:128:12 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:457:45 AM10:1910:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:248:24 AM10:0010:00 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:289:28 AM10:1910:19 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM12:0212:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:283:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:372:37 PM15:283:28 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:283:28 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:014:01 PM17:355:35 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:317:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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