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Tuesday 25 March 2003 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:295:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:224:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:345:34 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3410:34 AM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 274° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 274° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:234:23 AM–05:345:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:475:47 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:475:47 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:008:00 AM–08:498:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:378:37 AM–10:0910:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:019:01 AM–10:3410:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:4011:40 AM–13:121:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–16:154:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:108:10 PM–21:469:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2910:29 PM–23:1611:16 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

Roga05:345:34 AM–07:057:05 AMavoid
Udvega07:057:05 AM–08:378:37 AMavoid
Cara08:378:37 AM–10:0910:09 AMneutral
Lābha10:0910:09 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Amṛta11:4011:40 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Kāla13:121:12 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–16:154:15 PMgood
Roga16:154:15 PM–17:475:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:475:47 PM–19:157:15 PMavoid
Lābha19:157:15 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Udvega20:438:43 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Śubha22:1110:11 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Amṛta23:4011:40 PM–25:081:08 AM+1good
Cara25:081:08 AM+1–26:362:36 AM+1neutral
Roga26:362:36 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:044:04 AM+1–29:335:33 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:345:34 AM to 29:335:33 AM+1

05:345:34 AM sunrise17:475:47 PM sunsetsunrise 29:335:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:224:22 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 10:3410:34 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 21:069:06 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:224:22 PM
Taitilauntil 28:014:01 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–16:154:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:475:47 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1

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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:154:15 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī16:224:22 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMūla10:3410:34 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVarīyān21:069:06 PMParigha
KaraṇaKaulava16:224:22 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:33 05:335:33 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 258
Day length
12 h 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
25:271:27 AM+1
Moonset
11:0211:02 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:345:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:234:23 AM05:345:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:345:34 AM08:008:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:008:00 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:008:00 AM08:498:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:378:37 AM10:0910:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:019:01 AM10:3410:34 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM16:154:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:475:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:475:47 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:475:47 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:475:47 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:108:10 PM21:469:46 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2910:29 PM23:1611:16 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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