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Thursday 21 October 2004 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:032:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5711:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mahāṣṭamī · Durga Ashtami

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

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1811:18 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

11:1811:18 AM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 11 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:1811:18 AM
At noon, 11:1811:18 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:553:55 AM–04:454:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:204:20 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:131:13 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:176:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:1412:14 AM+1–25:461:46 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:365:36 AM–07:017:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:278:27 AM–09:539:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:249:24 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4412:44 PM–14:102:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:581:58 PM–14:442:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:063:06 PM–16:374:37 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

Śubha05:365:36 AM–07:017:01 AMgood
Roga07:017:01 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Udvega08:278:27 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Cara09:539:53 AM–11:1811:18 AMneutral
Lābha11:1811:18 AM–12:4412:44 PMgood
Amṛta12:4412:44 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Kāla14:102:10 PM–15:353:35 PMavoid
Śubha15:353:35 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:015:01 PM–18:356:35 PMgood
Cara18:356:35 PM–20:108:10 PMneutral
Roga20:108:10 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Lābha23:1911:19 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1good
Udvega24:5312:53 AM+1–26:272:27 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:272:27 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1good
Amṛta28:024:02 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:365:36 AM+1

05:365:36 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:5711:57 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 11:1811:18 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 14:582:58 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:5711:57 AM
Bālavauntil 22:5910:59 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 10:5510:55 AM–11:4111:41 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4412:44 PM–14:102:10 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:426:42 PM
Niśītha 22:5510:55 PM–23:4311:43 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:4111:41 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:102:10 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 25 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:426:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:4311:43 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:5711:57 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā11:1811:18 AMŚravaṇa
YogaDhṛti14:582:58 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava11:5711:57 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:36 05:365:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 834
Day length
11 h 25 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
12:5912:59 PM
Moonset
23:4511:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:553:55 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:553:55 AM04:454:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:204:20 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM07:537:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:365:36 AM07:017:01 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:537:53 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:249:24 AM10:1010:10 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday10:5410:54 AM11:4211:42 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4111:41 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:442:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4412:44 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:131:13 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:581:58 PM14:442:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:442:44 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:063:06 PM16:374:37 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:426:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:176:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight22:5510:55 PM23:4311:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:1412:14 AM+125:461:46 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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