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Tuesday 28 December 2010 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:228:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:186:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:187:18 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Hasta, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–11:5611:56 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–14:032:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:136:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:268:26 PM–21:569:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:258:25 AM–09:079:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:578:57 AM–10:1610:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2111:21 AM–12:5212:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:3511:35 AM–12:5512:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:142:14 PM–15:333:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:1510:15 PM–23:0911:09 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

Roga06:186:18 AM–07:387:38 AMavoid
Udvega07:387:38 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Cara08:578:57 AM–10:1610:16 AMneutral
Lābha10:1610:16 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Amṛta11:3511:35 AM–12:5512:55 PMgood
Kāla12:5512:55 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Śubha14:142:14 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Roga15:333:33 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:524:52 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid
Lābha18:336:33 PM–20:148:14 PMgood
Udvega20:148:14 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Śubha21:559:55 PM–23:3611:36 PMgood
Amṛta23:3611:36 PM–25:161:16 AM+1good
Cara25:161:16 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1neutral
Roga26:572:57 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:384:38 AM+1–30:196:19 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19 AM+1

06:186:18 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:186:18 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 26:062:06 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 26:292:29 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:187:18 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:186:18 PM
Taitilauntil 29:205:20 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–11:5611:56 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:142:14 PM–15:333:33 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:406:40 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5611:56 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:333:33 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:406:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī18:186:18 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta26:06 02:062:06 AM WedCitrā
YogaŚobhana26:29 02:292:29 AM WedAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava07:187:18 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:19 06:196:19 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2067
Śaka
1932
Kali
5111
Ahargaṇa
1 867 093
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:2112:21 AM+1
Moonset
11:1311:13 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:258:25 AM09:079:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:578:57 AM10:1610:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM11:5611:56 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2111:21 AM12:5212:52 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM12:5512:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3912:39 PM14:462:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM14:032:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:142:14 PM15:333:33 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:462:46 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:406:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:136:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:268:26 PM21:569:56 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1510:15 PM23:0911:09 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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