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Monday 24 March 2014 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:425:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:453:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

05:345:34 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4011:40 AM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 274° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 274° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:004:00 AM–04:474:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:234:23 AM–05:345:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla05:355:35 AM–07:067:06 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:067:06 AM–08:378:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0910:09 AM–11:4011:40 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0910:09 AM–11:4011:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:5412:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:312:31 PM–15:203:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya20:408:40 PM–22:1010:10 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

Amṛta05:345:34 AM–07:067:06 AMgood
Kāla07:067:06 AM–08:378:37 AMavoid
Śubha08:378:37 AM–10:0910:09 AMgood
Roga10:0910:09 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Udvega11:4011:40 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Cara13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PMneutral
Lābha14:432:43 PM–16:154:15 PMgood
Amṛta16:154:15 PM–17:465:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:465:46 PM–19:157:15 PMneutral
Roga19:157:15 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Kāla20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Lābha22:1210:12 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Udvega23:4011:40 PM–25:081:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:081:08 AM+1–26:372:37 AM+1good
Amṛta26:372:37 AM+1–28:054:05 AM+1good
Cara28:054:05 AM+1–29:335:33 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:345:34 AM to 29:335:33 AM+1

05:345:34 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:335:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:453:45 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 11:4011:40 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 22:5410:54 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:453:45 PM
Taitilauntil 26:382:38 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:067:06 AM–08:378:37 AM
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04 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 08:378:37 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī15:453:45 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMūla11:4011:40 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVarīyān22:5410:54 PMParigha
KaraṇaKaulava15:453:45 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:33 05:335:33 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 275
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
25:051:05 AM+1
Moonset
11:1911:19 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:004:00 AM05:345:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:004:00 AM04:474:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:234:23 AM05:345:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:345:34 AM08:018:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra05:355:35 AM07:067:06 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:067:06 AM08:378:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:018:01 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0910:09 AM11:4011:40 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0910:09 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:5412:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:312:31 PM15:203:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:408:40 PM22:1010:10 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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