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Tuesday 17 February 2009 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:4311:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:401:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:076:07 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:401:40 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:076:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:401:40 PM–15:273:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:295:29 PM–17:545:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:295:29 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:248:24 AM–09:099:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:588:58 AM–10:2310:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4811:48 AM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:382:38 PM–16:044:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3210:32 PM–23:2211:22 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

Roga06:076:07 AM–07:327:32 AMavoid
Udvega07:327:32 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Cara08:588:58 AM–10:2310:23 AMneutral
Lābha10:2310:23 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Amṛta11:4811:48 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–14:382:38 PMavoid
Śubha14:382:38 PM–16:044:04 PMgood
Roga16:044:04 PM–17:295:29 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:295:29 PM–19:037:03 PMavoid
Lābha19:037:03 PM–20:388:38 PMgood
Udvega20:388:38 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Śubha22:1310:13 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Amṛta23:4811:48 PM–25:221:22 AM+1good
Cara25:221:22 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1neutral
Roga26:572:57 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:324:32 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:076:07 AM to 30:076:07 AM+1

06:076:07 AM sunrise17:295:29 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:401:40 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 25:131:13 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 27:343:34 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:401:40 PM
Taitilauntil 26:502:50 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:382:38 PM–16:044:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:295:29 PM–19:107:10 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:044:04 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 21 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī13:401:40 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā25:13 01:131:13 AM WedJyeṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta27:34 03:343:34 AM WedHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKaulava13:401:40 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:07 06:076:07 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 414
Day length
11 h 21 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
25:121:12 AM+1
Moonset
10:5210:52 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:076:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:076:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:076:07 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:248:24 AM09:099:09 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:401:40 PM15:273:27 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:382:38 PM16:044:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM17:295:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:295:29 PM19:107:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:295:29 PM17:545:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:295:29 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3210:32 PM23:2211:22 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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