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Monday 15 February 2016 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:4211:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:579:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:096:09 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:479:47 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:096:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:262:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:275:27 PM–17:525:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:275:27 PM–18:436:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2110:21 PM–23:5311:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:347:34 AM–08:598:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2310:23 AM–11:4811:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–12:5612:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:101:10 PM–14:422:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:131:13 PM–14:382:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:262:26 PM–15:123:12 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

Amṛta06:096:09 AM–07:347:34 AMgood
Kāla07:347:34 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Śubha08:598:59 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Roga10:2310:23 AM–11:4811:48 AMavoid
Udvega11:4811:48 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Cara13:131:13 PM–14:382:38 PMneutral
Lābha14:382:38 PM–16:024:02 PMgood
Amṛta16:024:02 PM–17:275:27 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:275:27 PM–19:027:02 PMneutral
Roga19:027:02 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid
Kāla20:378:37 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Lābha22:1310:13 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Udvega23:4811:48 PM–25:231:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:231:23 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1good
Amṛta26:582:58 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1good
Cara28:334:33 AM+1–30:096:09 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:096:09 AM to 30:096:09 AM+1

06:096:09 AM sunrise17:275:27 PM sunsetsunrise 30:096:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:579:57 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 24:3912:39 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 09:479:47 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:4610:46 AM
Bavauntil 21:579:57 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:347:34 AM–08:598:59 AM
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:275:27 PM–19:097:09 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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 08:598:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 18 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:097:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī21:579:57 PMNavamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā24:39 00:3912:39 AM TueRohiṇī
YogaBrahma09:479:47 AMIndra
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:4610:46 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:09 06:096:09 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 968
Day length
11 h 18 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:0911:09 AM
Moonset
24:3412:34 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:096:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:096:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:096:09 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:347:34 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5612:56 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:101:10 PM14:422:42 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:382:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:262:26 PM15:123:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM17:275:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:275:27 PM19:097:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:275:27 PM17:525:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:275:27 PM18:436:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2110:21 PM23:5311:53 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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