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Thursday 3 December 2015 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:359:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5311:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4010:40 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:2311:23 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2311:23 AM
At noon, 11:2311:23 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 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 muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0211:02 AM–11:4511:45 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:101:10 PM–13:531:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:036:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3511:35 PM–25:221:22 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:046:04 AM–07:247:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:448:44 AM–10:0310:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:379:37 AM–10:1910:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4312:43 PM–14:032:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5012:50 PM–14:372:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:531:53 PM–14:352:35 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

Śubha06:046:04 AM–07:247:24 AMgood
Roga07:247:24 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Udvega08:448:44 AM–10:0310:03 AMavoid
Cara10:0310:03 AM–11:2311:23 AMneutral
Lābha11:2311:23 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Amṛta12:4312:43 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Kāla14:032:03 PM–15:233:23 PMavoid
Śubha15:233:23 PM–16:434:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:434:43 PM–18:236:23 PMgood
Cara18:236:23 PM–20:038:03 PMneutral
Roga20:038:03 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Lābha23:2411:24 PM–25:041:04 AM+1good
Udvega25:041:04 AM+1–26:442:44 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:442:44 AM+1–28:244:24 AM+1good
Amṛta28:244:24 AM+1–30:046:04 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04 AM+1

06:046:04 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:5311:53 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 29:035:03 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:4010:40 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:5311:53 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0211:02 AM–11:4511:45 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4312:43 PM–14:032:03 PM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:306:30 PM
Niśītha 23:0011:00 PM–23:4811:48 PM

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4511:45 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:032:03 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:306:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 23:4811:48 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:5311:53 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunīpast sunriseUttara Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha29:03 05:035:03 AM FriPrīti
KaraṇaBālava10:4010:40 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:04 06:046:04 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 894
Day length
10 h 39 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:5011:50 PM
Moonset
11:4511:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:046:04 AM07:247:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:1910:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:448:44 AM10:0310:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:379:37 AM10:1910:19 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday10:5910:59 AM11:4711:47 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0211:02 AM11:4511:45 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:352:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM14:032:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5012:50 PM14:372:37 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:101:10 PM13:531:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:531:53 PM14:352:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:352:35 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:306:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:036:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0011:00 PM23:4811:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3511:35 PM25:221:22 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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