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Tuesday 9 January 2018 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:171:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:451:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:451:45 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Citrā, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–12:0212:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:281:28 PM–14:102:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:216:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:495:49 PM–19:317:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya07:427:42 AM–09:239:23 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:298:29 AM–09:129:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:019:01 AM–10:2110:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4111:41 AM–13:011:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:212:21 PM–15:413:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2110:21 PM–23:1411:14 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

Roga06:216:21 AM–07:417:41 AMavoid
Udvega07:417:41 AM–09:019:01 AMavoid
Cara09:019:01 AM–10:2110:21 AMneutral
Lābha10:2110:21 AM–11:4111:41 AMgood
Amṛta11:4111:41 AM–13:011:01 PMgood
Kāla13:011:01 PM–14:212:21 PMavoid
Śubha14:212:21 PM–15:413:41 PMgood
Roga15:413:41 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:015:01 PM–18:416:41 PMavoid
Lābha18:416:41 PM–20:218:21 PMgood
Udvega20:218:21 PM–22:0110:01 PMavoid
Śubha22:0110:01 PM–23:4111:41 PMgood
Amṛta23:4111:41 PM–25:211:21 AM+1good
Cara25:211:21 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1neutral
Roga27:013:01 AM+1–28:414:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:414:41 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21 AM+1

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:451:45 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 26:422:42 AM+1
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:451:45 PM
Taitilauntil 26:152:15 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–12:0212:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:212:21 PM–15:413:41 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:476:47 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. AbhijitUntil 12:0212:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:413:41 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī13:451:45 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā24:34 00:3412:34 AM WedSvātī
YogaSukarmā26:42 02:422:42 AM WedDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava13:451:45 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 662
Day length
10 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:3312:33 AM+1
Moonset
11:4411:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:427:42 AM09:239:23 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:298:29 AM09:129:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:019:01 AM10:2110:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1711:17 AM12:0512:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:0212:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4111:41 AM13:011:01 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4512:45 PM14:532:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:281:28 PM14:102:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:212:21 PM15:413:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:532:53 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:216:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:495:49 PM19:317:31 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2110:21 PM23:1411:14 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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