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Friday 23 September 2016 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:491:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1112:11 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Jitāṣṭamī · Jitiya

Aṣṭamī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate

At sunrise

05:235:23 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5212:52 PM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

11:2611:26 AM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2611:26 AM
At noon, 11:2611:26 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:483:48 AM–04:364:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:124:12 AM–05:235:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0211:02 AM–11:5011:50 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:271:27 PM–14:152:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:295:29 PM–17:535:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:295:29 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:292:29 AM+1–28:034:03 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:546:54 AM–08:258:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:487:48 AM–08:378:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:559:55 AM–11:2611:26 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5011:50 AM–12:3812:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:272:27 PM–15:583:58 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:029:02 PM–22:3610:36 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

Cara05:235:23 AM–06:546:54 AMneutral
Lābha06:546:54 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Amṛta08:258:25 AM–09:559:55 AMgood
Kāla09:559:55 AM–11:2611:26 AMavoid
Śubha11:2611:26 AM–12:5712:57 PMgood
Roga12:5712:57 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Udvega14:272:27 PM–15:583:58 PMavoid
Cara15:583:58 PM–17:295:29 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:295:29 PM–18:586:58 PMavoid
Kāla18:586:58 PM–20:278:27 PMavoid
Lābha20:278:27 PM–21:579:57 PMgood
Udvega21:579:57 PM–23:2611:26 PMavoid
Śubha23:2611:26 PM–24:5512:55 AM+1good
Amṛta24:5512:55 AM+1–26:252:25 AM+1good
Cara26:252:25 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1neutral
Roga27:543:54 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:235:23 AM to 29:245:24 AM+1

05:235:23 AM sunrise17:295:29 PM sunsetsunrise 29:245:24 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:1112:11 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 12:5212:52 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 18:126:12 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:5612:56 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:1112:11 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:559:55 AM–11:2611:26 AM
Abhijit 11:0211:02 AM–11:5011:50 AM
Pradoṣa 17:295:29 PM–19:047:04 PM
Niśītha 23:0211:02 PM–23:5011:50 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2611:26 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5011:50 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 06 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:047:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5011:50 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī24:11 00:1112:11 AM SatNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā12:5212:52 PMĀrdrā
YogaVyatīpāta18:126:12 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBālava12:5612:56 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra29:24 05:245:24 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 189
Day length
12 h 06 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
23:1611:16 PM
Moonset
11:5811:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:483:48 AM05:235:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:483:48 AM04:364:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:124:12 AM05:235:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:235:23 AM07:487:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:546:54 AM08:258:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:487:48 AM10:1310:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:487:48 AM08:378:37 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:559:55 AM11:2611:26 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0211:02 AM11:5011:50 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0211:02 AM11:5011:50 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3812:38 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:271:27 PM14:152:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:583:58 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM17:295:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:295:29 PM19:047:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:295:29 PM17:535:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:295:29 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:029:02 PM22:3610:36 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0211:02 PM23:5011:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:292:29 AM+128:034:03 AM+1sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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