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Monday 31 December 2007 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:549:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5511:55 PM.

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

10:5110:51 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Hasta, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:265:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:594:59 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–11:5811:58 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:221:22 PM–14:052:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:198:19 PM–22:0510:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:397:39 AM–08:588:58 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:429:42 AM–11:2811:28 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1710:17 AM–11:3711:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM–12:4012:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5612:56 PM–14:152:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:052:05 PM–14:472:47 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

Amṛta06:196:19 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Kāla07:397:39 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Śubha08:588:58 AM–10:1710:17 AMgood
Roga10:1710:17 AM–11:3711:37 AMavoid
Udvega11:3711:37 AM–12:5612:56 PMavoid
Cara12:5612:56 PM–14:152:15 PMneutral
Lābha14:152:15 PM–15:353:35 PMgood
Amṛta15:353:35 PM–16:544:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:544:54 PM–18:356:35 PMneutral
Roga18:356:35 PM–20:158:15 PMavoid
Kāla20:158:15 PM–21:569:56 PMavoid
Lābha21:569:56 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Udvega23:3711:37 PM–25:181:18 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:181:18 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1good
Amṛta26:582:58 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1good
Cara28:394:39 AM+1–30:206:20 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:206:20 AM+1

06:196:19 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:5511:55 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 26:572:57 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 22:0610:06 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:5110:51 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:5511:55 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:397:39 AM–08:588:58 AM
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–11:5811:58 AM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 PM–18:416:41 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:588:58 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5811:58 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:416:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:5511:55 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta26:57 02:572:57 AM TueCitrā
YogaŚobhana22:0610:06 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava10:5110:51 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:20 06:206:20 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 000
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:0712:07 AM+1
Moonset
11:1111:11 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:594:59 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:397:39 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:3310:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:429:42 AM11:2811:28 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1710:17 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4012:40 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4012:40 PM14:472:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5612:56 PM14:152:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:221:22 PM14:052:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:052:05 PM14:472:47 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:472:47 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:416:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:198:19 PM22:0510:05 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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