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Tuesday 21 March 2017 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:495:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:028:02 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:028:02 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 278° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 278° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:024:02 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:264:26 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1711:17 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:455:45 PM–18:096:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:455:45 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:347:34 AM–09:219:21 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:038:03 AM–08:518:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:398:39 AM–10:1010:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4111:41 AM–13:121:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:432:43 PM–16:144:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:517:51 PM–21:369:36 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3010:30 PM–23:1711:17 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

Roga05:375:37 AM–07:087:08 AMavoid
Udvega07:087:08 AM–08:398:39 AMavoid
Cara08:398:39 AM–10:1010:10 AMneutral
Lābha10:1010:10 AM–11:4111:41 AMgood
Amṛta11:4111:41 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Kāla13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Śubha14:432:43 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Roga16:144:14 PM–17:455:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:455:45 PM–19:147:14 PMavoid
Lābha19:147:14 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Udvega20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Śubha22:1210:12 PM–23:4111:41 PMgood
Amṛta23:4111:41 PM–25:101:10 AM+1good
Cara25:101:10 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1neutral
Roga26:382:38 AM+1–28:074:07 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:074:07 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:365:36 AM+1

05:375:37 AM sunrise17:455:45 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:028:02 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 09:219:21 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 27:303:30 AM+1
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:028:02 AM
Taitilauntil 20:598:59 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1711:17 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:432:43 PM–16:144:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:455:45 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05 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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:144:14 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī08:028:02 AMNavamī
NakṣatraMūla09:219:21 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVarīyān27:30 03:303:30 AM WedParigha
KaraṇaKaulava08:028:02 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:36 05:365:36 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 368
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
25:201:20 AM+1
Moonset
11:3511:35 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:024:02 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:024:02 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:264:26 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:347:34 AM09:219:21 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:038:03 AM08:518:51 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:398:39 AM10:1010:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1711:17 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1711:17 AM12:0512:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4111:41 AM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:144:14 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:455:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:455:45 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:455:45 PM18:096:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:455:45 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:517:51 PM21:369:36 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3010:30 PM23:1711:17 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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