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December 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 19 December 2004 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:048:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:267:26 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:267:26 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3111:31 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3111:31 AM
At noon, 11:3111:31 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:243:24 PM–17:015:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:484:48 PM–17:155:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:484:48 PM–18:096:09 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3111:31 AM–12:5012:50 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:092:09 PM–15:293:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:233:23 PM–16:064:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:146:14 AM–07:347:34 AMavoid
Cara07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMneutral
Lābha08:538:53 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Amṛta10:1210:12 AM–11:3111:31 AMgood
Kāla11:3111:31 AM–12:5012:50 PMavoid
Śubha12:5012:50 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Roga14:092:09 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Udvega15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:484:48 PM–18:296:29 PMgood
Amṛta18:296:29 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Cara20:108:10 PM–21:509:50 PMneutral
Roga21:509:50 PM–23:3111:31 PMavoid
Kāla23:3111:31 PM–25:121:12 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:121:12 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1good
Udvega26:532:53 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:344:34 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:156:15 AM+1

06:146:14 AM sunrise16:484:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:267:26 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 20:168:16 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 13:011:01 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:267:26 AM
Bālavauntil 19:237:23 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Rāhu kāla 15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PM
Pradoṣa 16:484:48 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:0711:07 PM–23:5511:55 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:484:48 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī07:267:26 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā20:168:16 PMRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta13:011:01 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava07:267:26 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:15 06:156:15 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 893
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:0812:08 PM
Moonset
24:3412:34 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1011:10 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3111:31 AM12:5012:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:412:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:092:09 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:412:41 PM16:484:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:233:23 PM16:064:06 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:243:24 PM17:015:01 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:293:29 PM16:484:48 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:484:48 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:484:48 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:484:48 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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