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Wednesday 29 December 1999 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:524:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:275:27+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2510:25 AM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 267° ahead of it, in Hasta, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 267° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–14:042:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:205:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:136:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:235:23+1 AM–31:047:04+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:387:38 AM–08:578:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1610:16 AM–11:3611:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1511:15 AM–11:5711:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3611:36 AM–12:5512:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:167:16 PM–20:578:57 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

Lābha06:196:19 AM–07:387:38 AMgood
Amṛta07:387:38 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Kāla08:578:57 AM–10:1610:16 AMavoid
Śubha10:1610:16 AM–11:3611:36 AMgood
Roga11:3611:36 AM–12:5512:55 PMavoid
Udvega12:5512:55 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Cara14:142:14 PM–15:343:34 PMneutral
Lābha15:343:34 PM–16:534:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:534:53 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid
Śubha18:346:34 PM–20:148:14 PMgood
Amṛta20:148:14 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Cara21:559:55 PM–23:3611:36 PMneutral
Roga23:3611:36 PM–25:171:17+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:171:17+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:572:57+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMgood
Udvega28:384:38+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:196:19+1 AM

06:196:19 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 29:275:27+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 10:2510:25 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 10:3210:32 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:045:04 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:275:27+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3611:36 AM–12:5512:55 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:406:40 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00+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. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  3. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5512:55 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:406:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī29:27 05:275:27 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī10:2510:25 AMHasta
YogaSaubhāgya10:3210:32 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava17:045:04 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:19 06:196:19 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 076
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
23:5211:52 PM
Moonset
11:3111:31 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:387:38 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1610:16 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1511:15 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3611:36 AM12:5512:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3912:39 PM14:462:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM14:042:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:462:46 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:406:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:205:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:136:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:167:16 PM20:578:57 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:235:23+1 AM31:047:04+1 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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