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Saturday 5 January 2013 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:267:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:216:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:586:58 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Citrā, 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 muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–12:0112:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:261:26 PM–14:082:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:114:11 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:216:21 AM–07:407:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:216:21 AM–07:037:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:037:03 AM–07:467:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:009:00 AM–10:2010:20 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5912:59 PM–14:192:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:556:55 PM–20:288:28 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

Kāla06:216:21 AM–07:407:40 AMavoid
Śubha07:407:40 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Roga09:009:00 AM–10:2010:20 AMavoid
Udvega10:2010:20 AM–11:3911:39 AMavoid
Cara11:3911:39 AM–12:5912:59 PMneutral
Lābha12:5912:59 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Amṛta14:192:19 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Kāla15:383:38 PM–16:584:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:584:58 PM–18:386:38 PMgood
Udvega18:386:38 PM–20:198:19 PMavoid
Śubha20:198:19 PM–21:599:59 PMgood
Amṛta21:599:59 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Cara23:3911:39 PM–25:201:20 AM+1neutral
Roga25:201:20 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:003:00 AM+1–28:414:41 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:414:41 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21 AM+1

06:216:21 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:216:21 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 11:1211:12 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 20:158:15 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:586:58 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:216:21 PM
Taitilauntil 29:355:35 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:009:00 AM–10:2010:20 AM
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–12:0112:01 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:456:45 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2010:20 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0112:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:456:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī18:216:21 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta11:1211:12 AMCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa20:158:15 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava06:586:58 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:21 06:216:21 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 832
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:2512:25 AM+1
Moonset
11:1211:12 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:216:21 AM07:407:40 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:216:21 AM07:037:03 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:037:03 AM07:467:46 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:2010:20 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:0112:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:512:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5912:59 PM14:192:19 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:261:26 PM14:082:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:512:51 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:456:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:556:55 PM20:288:28 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:114:11 AM+129:445:44 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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