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March 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Śukla to Caitra ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 5 March 1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1712:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1411:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4111:41 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:101:10 PM–14:432:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:385:38 PM–18:026:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:385:38 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:545:54 AM–07:227:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:298:29 AM–10:0210:02 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:508:50 AM–10:1810:18 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:489:48 AM–10:3510:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:141:14 PM–14:422:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:302:30 PM–15:173:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:549:54 PM–23:3011:30 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

Śubha05:545:54 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Roga07:227:22 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Udvega08:508:50 AM–10:1810:18 AMavoid
Cara10:1810:18 AM–11:4611:46 AMneutral
Lābha11:4611:46 AM–13:141:14 PMgood
Amṛta13:141:14 PM–14:422:42 PMgood
Kāla14:422:42 PM–16:104:10 PMavoid
Śubha16:104:10 PM–17:385:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:385:38 PM–19:097:09 PMgood
Cara19:097:09 PM–20:418:41 PMneutral
Roga20:418:41 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Kāla22:1310:13 PM–23:4511:45 PMavoid
Lābha23:4511:45 PM–25:171:17+1 AMgood
Udvega25:171:17+1 AM–26:492:49+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:492:49+1 AM–28:214:21+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:214:21+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:535:53+1 AM

05:545:54 AM sunrise17:385:38 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:1411:14 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 16:174:17 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 14:442:44 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:4111:41 AM
Bavauntil 23:1411:14 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:141:14 PM–14:422:42 PM
Pradoṣa 17:385:38 PM–19:167:16 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:422:42 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī23:1411:14 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī16:174:17 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaViṣkambha14:442:44 PMPrīti
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:4111:41 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:53 05:535:53 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 412
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
11:0511:05 AM
Moonset
24:3912:39+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:545:54 AM07:227:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:298:29 AM10:0210:02 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:1810:18 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:489:48 AM10:3510:35 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:173:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:101:10 PM14:432:43 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:141:14 PM14:422:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:302:30 PM15:173:17 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:173:17 PM17:385:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:385:38 PM19:167:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:385:38 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:385:38 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:549:54 PM23:3011:30 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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