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Tuesday 13 January 2015 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:4711:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:361:36 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4612:46 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Citrā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2111:21 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:291:29 PM–14:122:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:109:10 PM–22:5510:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:308:30 AM–09:139:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:029:02 AM–10:2210:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4110:41 AM–12:2612:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:4211:42 AM–13:031:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:232:23 PM–15:433:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2310:23 PM–23:1611:16 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

Roga06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMavoid
Udvega07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Cara09:029:02 AM–10:2210:22 AMneutral
Lābha10:2210:22 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Amṛta11:4211:42 AM–13:031:03 PMgood
Kāla13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PMavoid
Śubha14:232:23 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Roga15:433:43 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:035:03 PM–18:436:43 PMavoid
Lābha18:436:43 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Udvega20:238:23 PM–22:0310:03 PMavoid
Śubha22:0310:03 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Amṛta23:4211:42 PM–25:221:22 AM+1good
Cara25:221:22 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1neutral
Roga27:023:02 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:424:42 AM+1–30:226:22 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22 AM+1

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:361:36 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 28:104:10 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 23:0911:09 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:4612:46 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:361:36 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2111:21 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:232:23 PM–15:433:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–18:506:50 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. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:433:43 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī25:36 01:361:36 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā28:10 04:104:10 AM WedSvātī
YogaSukarmā23:0911:09 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava12:4612:46 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:22 06:226:22 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 570
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:1112:11 AM+1
Moonset
11:1011:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:308:30 AM09:139:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:2210:22 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4110:41 AM12:2612:26 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:291:29 PM14:122:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:232:23 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:109:10 PM22:5510:55 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2310:23 PM23:1611:16 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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