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September 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Śukla to Āśvina ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 3 September 2003 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Bhādrapada Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:364:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:352:35 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Rādhāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

05:155:15 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0810:08 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 12 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Phalgunī and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:443:44 AM–04:304:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:074:07 AM–05:155:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla05:415:41 AM–07:127:12 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:391:39 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:515:51 PM–18:146:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:515:51 PM–19:007:00 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:506:50 AM–08:248:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:599:59 AM–11:3311:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0811:08 AM–11:5811:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3311:33 AM–13:081:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:508:50 PM–22:2210:22 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

Lābha05:155:15 AM–06:506:50 AMgood
Amṛta06:506:50 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Kāla08:248:24 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Śubha09:599:59 AM–11:3311:33 AMgood
Roga11:3311:33 AM–13:081:08 PMavoid
Udvega13:081:08 PM–14:422:42 PMavoid
Cara14:422:42 PM–16:174:17 PMneutral
Lābha16:174:17 PM–17:515:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:515:51 PM–19:177:17 PMavoid
Śubha19:177:17 PM–20:428:42 PMgood
Amṛta20:428:42 PM–22:0810:08 PMgood
Cara22:0810:08 PM–23:3311:33 PMneutral
Roga23:3311:33 PM–24:5912:59 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:5912:59 AM+1–26:252:25 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:252:25 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1good
Udvega27:503:50 AM+1–29:165:16 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:155:15 AM to 29:165:16 AM+1

05:155:15 AM sunrise17:515:51 PM sunsetsunrise 29:165:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:352:35 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 15:303:30 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 10:0810:08 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:343:34 PM
Bavauntil 26:352:35 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3311:33 AM–13:081:08 PM
Pradoṣa 17:515:51 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 PM

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. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:081:08 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī26:35 02:352:35 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā15:303:30 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaVaidhṛti10:0810:08 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:343:34 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:16 05:165:16 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 420
Day length
12 h 36 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
12:0012:00 PM
Moonset
22:4510:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:443:44 AM05:155:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:443:44 AM04:304:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:074:07 AM05:155:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:155:15 AM07:467:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra05:415:41 AM07:127:12 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:506:50 AM08:248:24 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:467:46 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:599:59 AM11:3311:33 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0811:08 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3311:33 AM13:081:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:391:39 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:515:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:515:51 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:515:51 PM18:146:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:515:51 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:508:50 PM22:2210:22 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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