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Wednesday 13 September 2017 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:3210:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:188:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Jitāṣṭamī · Jitiya

Aṣṭamī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:195:19 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:259:25 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Phalgunī and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 271° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:463:46 AM–04:334:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:094:09 AM–05:195:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:405:40 PM–18:036:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:405:40 PM–18:506:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:146:14 PM–19:457:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:526:52 AM–08:248:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:149:14 AM–10:4410:44 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:579:57 AM–11:3011:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0511:05 AM–11:5411:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3011:30 AM–13:021:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:195:19 AM–06:526:52 AMgood
Amṛta06:526:52 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Kāla08:248:24 AM–09:579:57 AMavoid
Śubha09:579:57 AM–11:3011:30 AMgood
Roga11:3011:30 AM–13:021:02 PMavoid
Udvega13:021:02 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Cara14:352:35 PM–16:074:07 PMneutral
Lābha16:074:07 PM–17:405:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:405:40 PM–19:077:07 PMavoid
Śubha19:077:07 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Amṛta20:358:35 PM–22:0210:02 PMgood
Cara22:0210:02 PM–23:3011:30 PMneutral
Roga23:3011:30 PM–24:5712:57 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:5712:57 AM+1–26:252:25 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:252:25 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1good
Udvega27:523:52 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:195:19 AM to 29:205:20 AM+1

05:195:19 AM sunrise17:405:40 PM sunsetsunrise 29:205:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:188:18 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 26:302:30 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 25:351:35 AM+1
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:259:25 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:188:18 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3011:30 AM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 17:405:40 PM–19:137:13 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:021:02 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 21 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī20:188:18 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā26:30 02:302:30 AM ThuĀrdrā
YogaSiddhi25:35 01:351:35 AM ThuVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava09:259:25 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:20 05:205:20 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 544
Day length
12 h 21 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
23:2211:22 PM
Moonset
12:0512:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:463:46 AM05:195:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:463:46 AM04:334:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:094:09 AM05:195:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:195:19 AM07:477:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:526:52 AM08:248:24 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:477:47 AM10:1610:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:149:14 AM10:4410:44 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:579:57 AM11:3011:30 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0511:05 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3011:30 AM13:021:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4412:44 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM17:405:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:405:40 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:405:40 PM18:036:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:405:40 PM18:506:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:146:14 PM19:457:45 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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