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Wednesday 18 March 2009 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 05:225:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:337:33 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:337:33 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 266° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 266° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:117:11 AM–08:418:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1210:12 AM–11:4211:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1811:18 AM–12:0612:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4211:42 AM–13:131:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:099:09 PM–22:5710:57 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

Lābha05:405:40 AM–07:117:11 AMgood
Amṛta07:117:11 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Kāla08:418:41 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Śubha10:1210:12 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Roga11:4211:42 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Udvega13:131:13 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Cara14:432:43 PM–16:134:13 PMneutral
Lābha16:134:13 PM–17:445:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:445:44 PM–19:137:13 PMavoid
Śubha19:137:13 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Amṛta20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMgood
Cara22:1210:12 PM–23:4211:42 PMneutral
Roga23:4211:42 PM–25:111:11 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:111:11 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:402:40 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1good
Udvega28:104:10 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:395:39 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 07:337:33 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 12:0912:09 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 11:0411:04 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:337:33 AM
Bālavauntil 20:478:47 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4211:42 AM–13:131:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06 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. SunriseSaptamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:131:13 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 04 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī07:337:33 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā12:0912:09 PMMūla
YogaSiddhi11:0411:04 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava07:337:33 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 443
Day length
12 h 04 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
24:4512:45 AM+1
Moonset
10:2210:22 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:117:11 AM08:418:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:086:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:099:09 PM22:5710:57 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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