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Wednesday 21 January 1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:279:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4611:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4611:46 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 276° ahead of it, in Svātī, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 276° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:223:22 PM–17:085:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:105:10 PM–17:365:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:105:10 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2410:24 AM–11:4511:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2411:24 AM–12:0712:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4511:45 AM–13:061:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Amṛta07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Kāla09:039:03 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Śubha10:2410:24 AM–11:4511:45 AMgood
Roga11:4511:45 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Udvega13:061:06 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Cara14:272:27 PM–15:493:49 PMneutral
Lābha15:493:49 PM–17:105:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:105:10 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Śubha18:486:48 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Amṛta20:278:27 PM–22:0610:06 PMgood
Cara22:0610:06 PM–23:4511:45 PMneutral
Roga23:4511:45 PM–25:241:24+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:241:24+1 AM–27:033:03+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:033:03+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMgood
Udvega28:424:42+1 AM–30:216:21+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:4611:46 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 25:051:05+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 29:005:00+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:4611:46 AM
Taitilauntil 24:4412:44+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4511:45 AM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:061:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 49 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  10. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī11:4611:46 AMNavamī
NakṣatraSvātī25:05 01:051:05 AM ThuViśākhā
YogaŚūla29:00 05:005:00 AM ThuGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava11:4611:46 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 369
Day length
10 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
24:4412:44+1 AM
Moonset
11:3611:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4511:45 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:003:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:003:00 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:223:22 PM17:085:08 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:105:10 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:105:10 PM17:365:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:105:10 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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